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EP2340773A1 - Reciprocating rasp surgical instrument - Google Patents

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EP2340773A1 - Reciprocating rasp surgical instrument - Google Patents

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EP2340773A1

EP2340773A1 EP20100196415 EP10196415A EP2340773A1 EP 2340773 A1 EP2340773 A1 EP 2340773A1 EP 20100196415 EP20100196415 EP 20100196415 EP 10196415 A EP10196415 A EP 10196415A EP 2340773 A1 EP2340773 A1 EP 2340773A1 Authority

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rasp

reciprocating

cutting head

glenoid

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Sarah M Anthony

Conrad R Klotz

Kyle E Lappin

Van A Flamion

Gabriel M Surma

Joanna L Surma

James A Caywood

Michael J Fortin

Francisco A Amaral

Ryan C Keefer

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DePuy Products Inc

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This invention relates to an orthopaedic instrument for use in the performance of an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure, and more particularly to a reciprocating rasp for use in the performance of an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure.
a humeral component having a prosthetic head is used to replace the natural head of the patient's humerus.
the humeral component typically includes an elongated stem that is implanted into the intramedullary canal of the patient's humerus.
the natural glenoid surface of the scapula is resurfaced or otherwise replaced with a glenoid component that provides a bearing surface upon which the prosthetic head of the humeral component articulates.
the need for a shoulder replacement procedure may be created by the presence of any one of a number of conditions.
One such condition is the deterioration of the patient's scapula in the area proximate to the glenoid surface as a result of, for example, glenohumeral arthritis.
the erosion of the patient's scapula is generally observed posteriorly on the glenoid surface.
Such erosion of the scapula renders treatment difficult, if not impossible, with a conventional glenoid component.
One way to treat such a condition is by the use of a modified glenoid component, known generally as an augmented glenoid component.
An augmented glenoid component has a posterior edge that is thicker than the corresponding anterior edge.
revision surgery is performed to replace a glenoid component.
the previously implanted glenoid component is surgically removed and a replacement glenoid component is implanted in the patient's glenoid.
the subcondylar plate may be damaged or missing subsequent to revision surgery.
Revision surgery may also result in defects, some of which may be fairly large, in the cancellous bone of the glenoid vault of the scapula. Fixation of a revision glenoid component can be difficult to achieve with the limited bone remaining on the glenoid vault of the scapula after the revision surgery has been performed.
Vault-filling revision glenoid components have been developed that include a metal backing that extends into (especially, "fills") the glenoid vault to replace the lost bone.
a bearing component generally made of polyethylene (for example, UHMWPE) or other materials such as ceramics or metals, is then fixed to the implanted metal backing to create the bearing surface upon which the proximal end (for example, a prosthetic head) of the humeral component articulates.
Simple surgical instruments such as revolving spherical or circular reamers are generally used to prepare the glenoid surface during a glenoid surgical procedure. This is sufficient since traditional glenoid components (non-augmented glenoid components or non-vault-filling glenoid components) typically have a uniform backside geometry that is either curved or flat, which makes glenoid preparation fairly straightforward.
traditional glenoid components non-augmented glenoid components or non-vault-filling glenoid components
complex backside geometries for example, augmented glenoid components or vault-filling glenoid components
a surgeon is forced to use a combination of reamers, saws, and burrs in the performance of a free-hand technique that requires frequent interruptions for intraoperative assessment to implant these complex components.
a similar condition can occur in the acetabulum of a patient's hip. Namely, deterioration of the patient's hip bone in the area proximate to the acetabulum can occur as a result of, for example, arthritis. Such erosion of the hip bone renders treatment difficult, if not impossible, with a conventional acetabular component.
One way to treat such a condition is by the use of an acetabular augment component that replaces the diseased or damage bone tissue.
the invention provides an augmented glenoid component which includes a buttress on the posterior side of the component.
the augmented glenoid component also includes an anchor peg with fins and a number of stabilizing pegs.
the invention provides a reciprocating rasp which allows for the surgical preparation of the bone necessary for the implantation of an augmented glenoid component with such complex geometry.
the use of the rasp allows the posterior glenoid to be prepared with a single instrument and in one precise and efficient step.
the reciprocating rasp includes a shaft that has an end that fits into a reciprocating power tool.
a cutting head located on the other end of the shaft has a geometry that matches that of the buttress of the augmented glenoid component.
the cutting head of the rasp is covered in teeth. When the cutting head is advanced into the bone tissue of the glenoid with reciprocating motion, the teeth abrade the bone thereby gradually creating the shape required to accept the augmented glenoid component.
the reciprocating rasp also includes an alignment member for receiving a guide pin during an orthopaedic surgical procedure.
the alignment member is embodied as a pair of guide rings secured to the shaft of the rasp.
the rasp also includes a depth stop which bottoms out on the anterior surface of the glenoid when the cutting head has reached the desired depth.
the invention provides a vault component which includes a number of inclined side walls which form a wedge-shaped body.
the vault glenoid component includes a cavity and a number of screw holes for receiving bone screws to secure the component to the bone tissue of the patient's scapula.
the invention provides a reciprocating rasp which allows for the surgical preparation of the bone necessary for the implantation of a vault glenoid component with such complex geometry.
the use of the rasp allows the glenoid vault to be prepared with a single instrument and in one precise and efficient step.
the reciprocating rasp includes a shaft that has an end that fits into a reciprocating power tool.
a wedge-shaped cutting head located on the other end of the shaft has a geometry that matches that of the wedge-shaped vault glenoid component.
the cutting head of the rasp is covered in teeth. When the cutting head is advanced into the bone tissue of the glenoid with the reciprocating motion, the teeth abrade the bone thereby gradually creating the wedge shape required to accept the vault glenoid component.
the reciprocating rasp also includes an alignment feature for receiving a guide pin during an orthopaedic surgical procedure.
the alignment member is embodied as an elongated alignment bore formed in the shaft of the rasp.
a number of viewing widows are formed in the shaft of the rasp to permit visualization of the guide pin when it is positioned in the alignment bore.
the invention provides an acetabular augment component which includes a curved outer surface which forms a half-hemispherically-shaped body.
the acetabular augment component includes a cavity and a number of screw holes for receiving bone screws to secure the component to the bone tissue of the patient's hip bone.
the invention provides a reciprocating rasp which allows for the surgical preparation of the bone necessary for the implantation of an acetabular augment component with such complex geometry.
the use of the rasp allows the patient's acetabulum to be prepared precisely and efficiently.
the reciprocating rasp includes a removable shaft that has an end that fits into a reciprocating power tool.
the shaft may be used as a manual tool.
a half-hemispherically-shaped cutting head may be coupled to the other end of the removable shaft.
the cutting head has a geometry that matches that of the acetabular augment component.
the cutting head of the rasp is covered in teeth. When the cutting head is advanced into the bone tissue of the acetabulum with the reciprocating motion, the teeth abrade the bone thereby gradually creating the complex shape required to accept the acetabular augment component.
the reciprocating rasp can includes an alignment feature for aligning the rasp to a trial instrument during an orthopaedic surgical procedure.
the alignment member is embodied as an elongated groove formed in the cutting head of the rasp which received an elongated tongue of the trial instrument.
the instrument provided by the invention can be used in a method of surgically implanting an acetabular component into the acetabulum of a patient, comprising:
the step of aligning the surgical rasp comprises advancing the surgical rasp such that a tongue formed in the acetabular trial instrument is received into a groove formed in the surgical rasp.
the step of reciprocating the surgical rasp comprises operating a reciprocating power tool to reciprocate the surgical rasp.
the step of reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue involves advancing a first reciprocating surgical rasp toward the acetabulum of the patient to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity of a first size, removing the first reciprocating surgical rasp and replacing it with a second, larger reciprocating surgical rasp, and advancing the second reciprocating surgical rasp toward the acetabulum of the patient to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity of a second, larger size.
the method includes reaming the acetabulum of the patient to create a concave surface prior to inserting the acetabular trial instrument into the acetabulum of the patient.
the step of implanting the acetabular component in the cavity involves implanting an augmented acetabular component in the cavity, and reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue to form the cavity comprises reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity shaped to receive the augmented acetabular component.
the step of aligning the surgical rasp with the acetabular trial instrument involves aligning a spacer block with the acetabular trial instrument, and aligning the surgical rasp with the spacer block.
the step of aligning the spacer block with the acetabular trial instrument involves advancing the spacer block such that a tongue formed in the acetabular trial instrument is received into a groove formed in the spacer block
aligning the surgical rasp with the spacer block comprises advancing the surgical rasp such that a tongue formed in the spacer block is received into a groove formed in the surgical rasp.
the step of aligning the surgical rasp with the acetabular trial instrument involves positioning a non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp into contact with the acetabular trial instrument inserted in the acetabulum of the patient, and reciprocating the surgical rasp comprises reciprocating the surgical rasp while the non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp is in contact with the acetabular trial instrument.
the step of positioning the non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp into contact with the acetabular trial instrument comprises positioning an anterior non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp and a posterior non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp into contact with the acetabular trial instrument inserted in the acetabulum of the patient.
Terms representing anatomical references such as anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, superior, inferior, etcetera, may be used throughout this disclosure in reference to both the orthopaedic implants described herein and a patient's natural anatomy. Such terms have well-understood meanings in both the study of anatomy and the field of orthopaedics. Use of such anatomical reference terms in the specification and claims is intended to be consistent with their well-understood meanings unless noted otherwise.
FIGS. 1 to 3 show an augmented glenoid component 10 which includes a body 22 having a concave surface 26 on one end thereof.
the concave surface 26 of the body 22 provides a smooth bearing surface upon which a natural or prosthetic humeral head articulates.
a buttress 24 extends away from the anterior medial surface 32 of the body 22 opposite the concave surface 26.
the posterior medial surface 28 of the buttress 24 is substantially flat in the anterior/posterior direction and rounded (i.e., convex) in the superior/inferior direction.
the anterior medial surface 32 is rounded (i.e., convex) in all directions, but may include flat portions to fit the need of a given design.
a side surface 30 extends perpendicularly from the posterior medial surface 28 to the anterior medial surface 32. Alternatively, the side surface 30 may be angled relative to both surfaces 28, 32.
the augmented glenoid component 10 also includes an anchor peg 34.
the anchor peg 34 extends perpendicularly from the anterior medial surface 32.
the anchor peg 34 includes a tapered head 36 that functions as a lead-in to facilitate insertion into a hole drilled or otherwise formed in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula.
the glenoid component 10 also includes a plurality of stabilizing pegs 38. One of the pegs 38 extends from the anterior medial surface 32, with another of the pegs 38 extending from the posterior medial surface 28 of the buttress 24.
Another of the three stabilizing pegs 38 extends from both the anterior medial surface 32 and the buttress 24 - i.e., it straddles the buttress 24 and the anterior medial surface 32.
the stabilizing pegs 38 are shorter than the anchor peg 34.
some of the stabilizing pegs 38 are shorter than the others, although other configurations may be used.
the stabilizing pegs 38 are received into a number of corresponding holes drilled or otherwise formed in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula.
the augmented glenoid component 10 shown in the drawings is a monolithic moulded component. That is, the body 22, the anchor peg 34, and the stabilizing pegs 38 are integrally moulded using a polymer such as polyethylene.
a polymer such as polyethylene.
a suitable polyethylene is ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).
UHMWPE ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
the augmented glenoid component 10 may be made from ceramic, metal, or a composite material. Examples of these materials include alumina, zirconia, and alumina/ zirconia composite or composite material.
the anchor peg 34 includes a plurality of radial fins 40.
the fins 40 are deformable. This allows the anchor peg 34 to fit into an anchor bore drilled in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula, but resist removal or "pull out" of the anchor peg 34. Any number or size of radial fins 40 may be included on the anchor peg 34.
each of the fins 40 is herein described with the same sized outer diameter, it should be appreciated that other configurations are also contemplated for use.
the fins 40 may be provided in a tapered configuration in which the respective outer diameters of the fins 40 gradually increases from the distal end of the anchor peg 34 to the proximal end of the anchor peg 34 (i.e. the ring positioned on the distal end of the anchor peg 34 has a smaller diameter relative to the ring positioned near the proximal end of the anchor peg 34).
the fins 40 are configured to slightly deform when the anchor peg 34 is inserted into an anchor hole drilled in the patient's glenoid. This is caused when the fins 40 are advanced into the anchor hole since it is drilled to have a diameter which is slightly larger than the diameter of a shaft of the anchor peg 34, yet smaller than the outer diameter of the fins 40 thereby causing deformation of the fins 40 upon contact with the sidewalls of the drilled hole as the fins 40 are "forced" into the hole.
Such deformation of the fins 40 secures the augmented glenoid component to the scapula by providing resistance to pull out of the anchor peg 34 from the drilled anchor hole much in the same way that the threads of a screw provide resistance to pull out of the screw from the material into which it is driven.
bone tissue or other types of tissue will grow into the spaces between the fins 40 thereby providing further resistance to pull out of the anchor peg 34 from the drilled hole.
the stabilizing pegs 38 prevent rotation or other types of movement of the augmented glenoid component 10 relative to the scapula once the glenoid component 10 has been implanted.
the distal end of each of the stabilizing pegs 38 has a conical tip which functions as a "lead in” to facilitate insertion of the stabilizing pegs 38 into respective stabilizing holes drilled in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula.
the stabilizing pegs 38 may be arranged in any orientation on the body 22 that fits the needs of a given design of an augmented glenoid component. In addition, it should be appreciated that any number of stabilizing pegs 38 may be utilized to fit the needs of a given design of an augmented glenoid component. Examples of such variations are disclosed in US-6699289 .
FIGS. 4 to 6 show a reciprocating rasp 50 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's glenoid to facilitate implantation of the complex geometry associated with the augmented glenoid component 10.
the rasp 50 includes a tapered shaft 52 having a proximal end 54 that fits into the chuck of a reciprocating power tool 100 (see FIGS. 7 and 8 ).
the reciprocating rasp 50 also includes a cutting head 58 secured to the opposite, distal end 56 of the shaft 52.
the geometry of the cutting head 58 corresponds with the geometry of the buttress 24 of the augmented glenoid component 10.
the cutting head 58 of the reciprocating rasp 50 includes a plurality of cutting teeth 60.
the cutting teeth 60 of the reciprocating rasp 50 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the scapula thereby gradually creating notch possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept the buttress 24 of the augmented glenoid component 10.
the cutting head 58 includes a generally D-shaped (i.e., half-elliptical shaped) lateral or backside surface 62. Opposite the lateral surface 62 is a lead cutting surface 64.
the lead cutting surface 64 of the cutting head 58 mimics the shape of the posterior medial surface 28 of the buttress 24 of the augmented glenoid component 10. That is, the lead cutting surface 64 is substantially flat in the anterior/posterior direction and rounded (i.e., convex) in the superior/inferior direction.
the lead cutting surface 64 is defined by the outer surfaces of a plurality of the cutting teeth 60.
a substantially flat, smooth anterior sidewall 66 extends upwardly from the lateral surface 62 of the cutting head 58 to the lead cutting surface 64.
the anterior sidewall 66 is devoid of cutting teeth.
a curved sidewall 68 extends upwardly from the lateral surface 62 of the cutting head 58 to the lead cutting surface 64.
the curved posterior sidewall 68 extends from one end of the anterior sidewall 66 to the other and defines the curved posterior portion of the cutting head's generally D-shaped design.
the posterior sidewall 68 is defined by the outer surfaces of a plurality of the cutting teeth 60.
the reciprocating rasp 50 also includes an alignment member that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, aligns the rasp 50 to a guide pin.
the alignment member should have appropriate features to enable it to coordinate with a surgically-implanted guide pin to position the cutting head 58 of the rasp 50 in a desired location relative to the guide pin.
Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a guide pin.
the alignment member is embodied as a pair of rings 70, 72.
the ring 70 is located proximate to the anterior sidewall 66 of the rasp's cutting head 58.
the ring 70 is formed in the anterior sidewall 66, although it may be embodied as a separate component welded or otherwise secured to the rasp 50.
the anterior sidewall 66 also includes a curved channel 74 formed therein. The curved channel 74 provides clearance for the guide pin as it enters the ring 70.
the ring 72 is located on the rasp's tapered shaft 52 at a location between its proximal end 54 and its distal end 56. Like the ring 70, the ring 72 may be integrally formed with the rasp's tapered shaft 52 or may be embodied as a separate component welded or otherwise secured to the shaft 52. Each of the rings 70, 72 is sized and shaped to allow for the free, reciprocating motion of the rasp 50, while retaining the rasp 50 on the guide pin to maintain the desired orientation of the rasp 50. As shown in FIG. 4 , the centre points of the rings 70, 72 lie along a single line 76 that is parallel to, and spaced apart from, the longitudinal axis 78 of the rasp's tapered shaft 52.
the guide axis 76 is offset from the shaft axis 78.
the size of the offset may vary and is related not only to the size/shape of the rasp, but also in part, to the surgical instrumentation and method for placement of the guiding pin.
the reciprocating rasp 50 also includes a depth stop 80 secured to the cutting head 58 of the rasp.
the depth stop 80 bottoms out on the reamed anterior surface of the patient's glenoid to ensure the posterior glenoid surface is prepared to the desired depth relative to the anterior glenoid surface.
the depth stop 80 creates a spatial relationship (i.e., a depth) between the surgically-prepared anterior and posterior glenoid surfaces which matches the distance between the posterior medial surface 28 of the glenoid component's buttress 24 and its anterior medial surface 32.
a distance is defined by the height of the side surface 30 that extends perpendicularly from the posterior medial surface 28 of the buttress to the anterior medial surface 32 of the augmented glenoid component 10.
the depth stop 80 may be embodied as a number of different structures.
the depth stop 80 may be embodied as one or more tabs, bars, flanges, other similar structures configured to bottom out on the anterior surface of the patient's glenoid to prevent further penetration of the cutting head 58 into the posterior surface of the patient's glenoid.
the depth stop 80 is embodied as a generally D-shaped bar that has its ends secured to the anterior sidewall 66 of the rasp's cutting head 58. Such a configuration creates a window 82 through which the surgeon can visualize the patient's glenoid surface without the surgeon's line of sight being obstructed by the depth stop 80.
FIGS. 7 to 9 illustrate a surgical procedure in which the reciprocating rasp 50 is used to surgically prepare the patient's glenoid 84 for implantation of the augmented glenoid component 10.
the surgical procedure begins with preoperative planning in which, amongst other things, a thin cut (1 mm) axial CT scan with the gantry positioned perpendicular to the plane of the glenoid and plane of the scapula is obtained. A single axial slice just below the mid-equator of the glenoid is obtained for measurement of glenoid version. A correction for retroversion may then be applied to suit a particular patient's anatomy.
the preoperative planning complete, the patient's soft tissue is dissected and retracted in order to allow access to the glenoid. Full (i.e., 360°) exposure of the bony glenoid is typically achieved.
a guide pin 86 is then inserted in the centre of the glenoid 84 in an orientation that will allow for the desired amount of retroversion correction. This can be accomplished using one of a number of different pin placement devices.
the guide pin 86 may be scored in locations along its length to allow for controlled breakage to adjust the length of the pin 86 subsequent to being inserted. Specifically, at any point in the procedure, the guide pin 86 can be shortened to a more desirable length by placing a handle just above a score mark and a needle driver just below the same score mark and bending the pin 86 at the score mark.
5.1 to 7.6 mm (2 to 3 inch) of the pin 86 protrude laterally from the glenoid.
a sizer pin guide (not shown) may then be placed over the guide pin 86.
the sizer pin guide is used determine the optimal size augmented glenoid component for the patient's glenoid.
a desired size of an augmented glenoid component covers as much of the glenoid surface as possible without overhanging the periphery of the bone surface.
the anterior surface 88 of the patient's glenoid 84 is then reamed in a typical manner.
a spherical reamer (not shown) is used over the guide pin 86 to ream the anterior surface 88 of the glenoid and create an even, concave surface from the superior edge of the glenoid 84 to the inferior edge of the glenoid 84.
This reamed surface 90 is the final surgically-prepared surface that contacts the anterior medial surface 32 of the augmented glenoid component 10 when it is implanted.
the spherical reamer used is smaller than the superior/inferior dimension of the augmented glenoid component 10, a small amount of bone on the superior and/or inferior aspects of the anterior glenoid will remain. This remaining bone may be removed with a peripheral reamer (not shown). A hand burr (not shown) may be alternatively used to remove the remaining bone.
the reamed surface 90 of the patient's anterior glenoid 84 is shown in FIG. 7 .
a depth gauge (not shown) may then be placed over the guide pin 86.
the contact and conformity between the back surface of the depth gauge and the prepared anterior glenoid surface 90 is the determined. Further preparation of the bone may then be performed if the contact and conformity is not to the surgeon's satisfaction.
the maximum depth of the posterior glenoid defect is measured by inserting a depth probe (not shown) through the depth gauge.
three holes in the posterior half of the depth gauge are provided so that three different locations and their respective depths can be evaluated. In most cases the greatest depth of the defect is on the posterior, inferior quadrant of the glenoid.
Such an evaluation allows for implant selection (i.e., selection of a particularly sized augmented glenoid component 10).
an augmented glenoid component 10 with a 3 mm augment i.e., a 3 mm thick buttress 24
the depth measured is between 3 mm and 5 mm
an augmented glenoid component 10 with a 5 mm augment is needed.
the depth measured is between 5 mm and 7 mm
an augmented glenoid component 10 with a 7 mm augment is needed.
additional bone may need to be removed from the anterior surface 88 of the patient's glenoid 84. In this case, the amount of additional bone to be removed is equal to the maximum defect minus 7 mm.
the appropriate size posterior preparation guide (not shown) is then placed over the guide pin 86 so that it firmly and concentrically contacts the prepared anterior glenoid surface 90.
the posterior window in the guide defines the boundaries of the posterior surface 94 of the glenoid 84 to be prepared to accept the buttress 24 of the augmented glenoid component 10, and it can be used as a template for marking these boundaries with either a sterile pen or a bovie.
the posterior glenoid is surgically prepared.
a saw blade or other surgical tool may be used to create a channel 92 in the midline of the patient's glenoid 84 in the superior/inferior direction.
the channel 92 is created parallel to the cutting surface of the guide.
the depth of the channel 92 is guided by the etch marks on the saw blade. For example, for a 3 mm augment, the saw blade should be advanced until the 3 mm etch mark is at the same level as the lateral surface of the posterior preparation guide.
This wall of bone is a surgically prepared surface for alignment the side surface 30 of the augmented glenoid component 10.
the channel 92 is shown in FIG. 7 .
a hand burr (not shown) may then be used to remove any hard, subchondral bone on the posterior surface 94 of the glenoid 84.
a reciprocating rasp 50 sized to match the buttress 24 of the selected augmented glenoid component 10 is then obtained from a number of differently-sized rasps 50 and used to complete the posterior preparation.
the proximal end 54 of the tapered shaft 52 of the selected reciprocating rasp 50 is then secured within the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
the rasp is advanced over the guide pin 86.
the guide pin 86 is first advanced through the guide ring 70 located proximate to the rasp's cutting head 58 and thereafter the guide ring 72 located proximate to the mid-portion of the rasp's tapered shaft 52.
Advancing the guide pin 86 through the rings 70, 72 aligns the rasp's cutting head 58 with the marked boundaries of the posterior surface 94 of the glenoid 84 (i.e., the portion of the posterior surface 94 of the glenoid 84 that is to be surgically prepared to accept the buttress 24 of the augmented glenoid component 10).
Centring the guide pin 86 within the rings 70, 72 also controls (i.e., guides) the trajectory of the reciprocating rasp 50.
the surgeon activates the reciprocating power tool 100 and advances the lead cutting surface 64 of the cutting head 58 into contact with posterior surface 94 of the glenoid 84.
the reciprocating motion of the rasp 50 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the leading surface 96 of the depth stop 80 (see FIGS. 4 to 6 ) bottoms out on the reamed anterior surface 90 of the patient's glenoid 84. This ensures the rasped posterior glenoid surface 98 is prepared to the desired depth relative to the reamed anterior glenoid surface 90.
the rasped posterior glenoid surface 98 is complete when the depth stop 80 of the rasp 50 contacts the reamed anterior surface 90 of the glenoid 84, so that the posterior preparation of the glenoid 84 is complete.
the reciprocating rasp 50 is then removed from the guide pin 86.
a number of differently-sized rasps 50 may be used to complete the rasped posterior glenoid surface 98 instead of using a single rasp 50.
a number of progressively larger-sized rasps 50 may be used to produce the desired final size. For example, initial rasping may be performed with a rasp 50 having a relatively small cutting head 58. Thereafter, one or more additional rasps 50 having progressively larger cutting heads 58 may be used to perform subsequent rasping to form a larger cavity of the desired final size.
a bone preparation assessor (not shown), which is sized to mimic the medial surfaces of the selected augmented glenoid component 10, is placed over the guide pin 86 and used to determine whether the anterior reaming and posterior rasping of the bony surfaces was sufficient to accommodate the selected augmented glenoid component 10.
the bone preparation assessor generally makes full and concentric contact with the prepared glenoid surfaces. If high spots on the bone are preventing the bone preparation assessor from seating completely, an impactor, tamp, or other instrument may be inserted over the guide pin 86 and used to make the prepared glenoid surfaces more conforming. The fit of the bone preparation assessor may then be assessed again.
a cannulated centre drill (not shown) of the appropriate length based on the step height of the buttress 24 of the selected augmented glenoid component 10 is inserted over the guide pin 86.
the drill is then used to prepare the glenoid 84 to accept the anchor peg 34 of the augmented glenoid component 10.
the drill is advanced until it bottoms out on the reamed anterior surface 90 of the glenoid 84.
a pin puller or other instrument (not shown) is used to grasp and remove the guide pin 86.
a peripheral drill guide (not shown) specific to the selected augmented glenoid component 10 is inserted into the drilled centre hole.
the holes for the stabilizing pegs 38 are then drilled with the assistance of the drill guide.
An implant trial (not shown) is placed into the prepared glenoid, and its fit is assessed. Full and concentric contact between the medial side of the trial and the prepared surfaces of the bone is generally desired. If this is not the case, some or all of the prior bone preparation steps may be repeated. If the fit is adequate, the trial is removed.
Finely morselised bone retrieved during the glenoid preparation is used to create a "bone paste".
This bone paste is interposed between the fins 40 of the anchor peg 34 of the augmented glenoid component 10 to facilitate tissue integration.
Bone cement such as PMMA-based bone cement, is placed in the peripheral holes (for the stabilizing pegs 38) of the prepared glenoid 84 and pressurized using a fingertip.
the augmented glenoid component 10 is then inserted, and a glenoid impactor (not shown) is used to seat the component 10 until there is complete contact with the perimeter of the glenoid 84. Pressure on the implanted component 10 is maintained until the cement has hardened.
FIGS. 10 and 11 show a vault-filling (or simply, "vault") glenoid component 110.
the vault glenoid component 110 includes a generally wedge-shaped metal body 112 having a substantially planar lateral surface 114.
the body 112 has an anterior surface 116 and a posterior surface 118 that extend medially away from the lateral surface 114.
the anterior surface 116 and the posterior surface 118 mate at a rounded medial surface 120.
a superior surface 122 and an inferior surface 124 also extend medially away from the lateral surface 114 and mate at the rounded or pointed medial surface 120.
the body 112 of the vault glenoid component 110 has a cavity 126 formed within it.
a concave polymer bearing or a convex metal or ceramic head may be secured to the vault glenoid component 110 once it is implanted in a patient's glenoid. Both of such components (i.e., the bearing and the metal head) include a locking feature that is positioned and locked in the cavity 126.
an angled screw hole 128 is formed in the inferior surface 124 of the vault glenoid component 110.
the screw hole 128 opens into the cavity 126.
Another screw hole 130 is formed in the rounded medial surface 120 and likewise opens into the cavity 126. As discussed below, the tips of bone screws are inserted through the cavity 126, into the screw holes 128, 130, and then driven into bone tissue to secure the vault glenoid component 110 to the patient's scapula.
the vault glenoid component 110 is made of an implant grade metal such as stainless steel, a cobalt chromium alloy, or titanium or one of its alloys, although other metals or alloys may be used.
the bone contacting surfaces of the vault glenoid component have a porous material 132 disposed thereon.
the anterior surface 116, posterior surface 118, medial surface 120, superior surface 122, and inferior surface 124 are coated with the porous material 132, with the lateral surface 114 being substantially non-porous.
the porous material 132 is of the type commonly used in various orthopaedic components to enhance bone tissue ingrowth into the component.
the rasp 150 includes a tapered shaft 152 having a proximal end 154 that, like the rasp 50 described above, fits into the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100 (see FIGS. 15 and 16 ).
the reciprocating rasp 150 also includes a wedge-shaped cutting head 158 secured to the opposite, distal end 156 of the shaft 152. As discussed below, the geometry of the cutting head 158 corresponds to the wedge-shaped geometry of the vault glenoid component 110.
the cutting head 158 of the reciprocating rasp 150 includes a plurality of cutting teeth 160 that are similar in geometry to the cutting teeth 60 of the reciprocating rasp 50 described above.
the cutting teeth 160 of the reciprocating rasp 150 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the scapula thereby gradually creating a cavity possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept wedge-shaped vault glenoid component 110.
the cutting head 158 includes a lateral surface 162 which closely mimics the size and shape of the lateral surface 114 of the vault glenoid component 110.
the cutting head 158 also includes an anterior cutting surface 164 which mimics the size and shape of the anterior surface 116 of the vault glenoid component 110, and a posterior cutting surface 166 which mimics the size and shape of the posterior surface 118 of the vault glenoid component 110.
the cutting surfaces 164, 166 extend away from the cutting head's lateral surface 162 and mate at a rounded lead cutting surface 168 that mimics the size and shape of the rounded medial surface 120 of the vault glenoid component 110.
a superior cutting surface 170 and an inferior cutting surface 172 also extend medially away from the cutting head's lateral surface 162 and mate at the lead cutting surface 168.
the superior cutting surface 170 and the inferior cutting surface 172 mimic the size and shape of the superior surface 122 and the inferior surface 124 of the vault glenoid component 110, respectively.
the cutting surfaces 164, 166, 168, 170, and 172 are defined by the outer surfaces of their cutting teeth 160.
the reciprocating rasp 150 also includes an alignment member or feature that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, aligns the rasp 150 to a guide pin 186 during a surgical procedure.
the alignment member or feature may be embodied as any of numerous different structures or openings which are configured to coordinate with a surgically-inserted guide pin 186 to position the cutting head 158 of the rasp 150 in a desired location relative to the guide pin 186.
Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a guide pin.
the alignment member or feature is embodied as an elongated bore 174 that extends through the cutting head 158 and into the shaft 152 (see FIG. 14 ).
one end 176 of the alignment bore 174 is defined in (i.e., opens through) the lead cutting surface 168 of the cutting head 158.
the lead cutting surface 168 of the cutting head 158 has a generally V-shaped notch 178 formed in it.
the end 176 of the alignment bore 174 opens into the notch 178.
the notch 178 provides clearance for the guide pin and functions as a lead-in for the guide pin during pin insertion.
the opposite end 180 of the alignment bore 174 is located in the rasp's tapered shaft 152 at a location between its proximal end 154 and its distal end 156.
the end 180 is located approximately in the middle of the shaft 152 near where the shaft tapers down to its smaller diameter proximal end 154.
the centre line of the alignment bore 174 and the longitudinal axis of the reciprocating rasp 150 lie on the same line.
the portion of the tapered shaft 152 containing the alignment bore 174 has a number of slotted openings or "viewing windows” 182 defined therein.
the viewing windows 182 allow the surgeon to visualize the guide pin as it is received in the alignment bore 174. In doing so, the surgeon can ensure that the guide pin does not bottom out against the curved sidewall that forms the interior end 180 of the alignment bore 174.
the vault reciprocating rasp 150 may be embodied with a depth stop (not shown).
the depth stop bottoms out on the surface of the patient's glenoid to ensure the patient's glenoid surface is prepared to the desired depth.
the depth stop of the vault reciprocating rasp 150 may take any of a number of different forms.
the depth stop may be embodied as one or more tabs, bars, flanges, other similar structures configured to bottom out on the surface of the patient's glenoid to prevent further penetration of the cutting head 158.
the depth stop may embodied as a generally D-shaped bar (similar to the depth stop 80 of the rasp 50) that has its ends secured to the rasp's cutting head 158. Such a configuration creates a window through which the surgeon can visualize the patient's glenoid surface without the surgeon's line of sight being obstructed by the depth stop.
FIGS. 15 to 17 show a surgical procedure in which the reciprocating rasp 150 is used to prepare the patient's glenoid 184 for implantation of the vault glenoid component 110.
the surgical procedure begins with preoperative planning in which, amongst other things, a CT scan is obtained to plan the placement location and orientation of the vault glenoid component 110. If the vault glenoid component 110 is being implanted as part of a revision procedure, the CT scan may be omitted or substituted for another examination technique.
the preoperative planning complete, the patient's soft tissue is dissected and retracted in order to allow access to the glenoid. Full (i.e., 360°) exposure of the bony glenoid can be achieved.
a guide pin 186 is then inserted in the glenoid 184 in an orientation that will allow for proper placement of the centre of the vault glenoid component 110.
the guide pin 186 may be scored in locations along its length to allow for controlled breakage to adjust the length of the pin 186 subsequent to being inserted.
the guide pin 186 can be shortened to a more desirable length by placing a handle just above a score mark and a needle driver just below the same score mark and bending the pin 186 at the score mark.
5.1 to 7.6 mm (2 to 3 inch) of the pin 186 protrude laterally from the glenoid.
a vault sizer pin guide (not shown) may then be placed over the guide pin 186 and used determine the optimal size vault glenoid component 110 for the patient's glenoid.
the periphery of the vault sizer pin guide defines the boundaries of the glenoid 184 to be prepared to accept the vault glenoid component 110. As such, it can be used as a template for marking these boundaries with either a sterile pen or a bovie.
the vault sizer also has a slot formed in it which extends in the superior/inferior direction along the centre of the sizer.
a pen or bovie may be used to mark the bone using the slot as a template. As discussed below, a starter channel will be formed in the bone along the mark created with the slot.
the glenoid 184 is surgically prepared.
a surgical burr or other surgical tool is used to create a channel 192 in the patient's glenoid 184 that extends in the superior/inferior direction and corresponds generally to the width of the lead cutting surface 168 of the cutting head 158 (see FIG. 15 ).
the channel 192 is devoid of the hard subchondral bone on the glenoid 184 and thereby facilitates advancement of the reciprocating rasp 150.
a reciprocating rasp 150 sized to match the selected vault glenoid component 110 is then obtained from a number of differently-sized rasps 150 and used to complete the glenoid preparation.
the proximal end 154 of the tapered shaft 152 of the selected reciprocating rasp 150 is then secured within the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
the rasp is advanced over the guide pin 186.
the V-shaped notch 178 formed in the rasp's cutting head 158 is advanced over the end of the guide pin 186 so that the guide pin 186 enters the alignment bore 174 where it can be visualized by the surgeon through the viewing windows 182.
Advancing the alignment bore 174 over the guide pin 186 aligns the rasp's cutting head 158 with the marked boundaries of the glenoid 184 (i.e., the portion of the glenoid 184 that is to be surgically prepared to accept the vault glenoid component 110). Advancing alignment bore 174 over the guide pin 186 also guides the reciprocating trajectory of the reciprocating rasp 150.
the surgeon activates the reciprocating power tool 100 and advances the lead cutting surface 168 of the cutting head 158 into contact with the glenoid 184.
the reciprocating motion of the rasp 150 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the lateral surface 162 of the cutting head 158 is substantially flush with the bone of the glenoid 184 remaining outside the marked boundaries (i.e., the bone of the glenoid that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 150).
the rasping preparation of the glenoid 184 is complete - i.e., the rasped glenoid surface 196 has been completed (see FIG. 17 ).
the reciprocating rasp 150 is then removed from the guide pin 186.
a number of differently-sized rasps 150 may be used to complete the rasped posterior glenoid surface 196 instead of using a single rasp 150.
a number of progressively larger-sized rasps 150 may be used to produce the desired final size. For example, initial rasping may be performed with a rasp 150 having a relatively small cutting head 158. Thereafter, one or more additional rasps 150 having progressively larger cutting heads 158 maybe used to perform subsequent rasping to form a larger cavity of the desired final size.
a bone tamp (not shown) which is sized to mimic the geometry of the selected vault glenoid component 110, is placed over the guide pin 186 and used to compact bone graft into any cavities that remain in the wall of the glenoid vault. Because of its geometry, the bone tamp also functions as a trial vault component. The bone tamp is then removed from the guide pin 186. Thereafter, a pin puller or other instrument (not shown) is used to grasp and remove the guide pin 186.
the vault glenoid component 110 is then inserted into the rasped glenoid surface 196.
a glenoid impactor (not shown) is used to seat the component 110 until there is complete contact with the perimeter of the rasped glenoid surface 196.
a drill guide (not shown) is then inserted into the cavity 126 of the implanted vault glenoid component 110.
the drill guide is configured to guide the drilling direction with respect to the screw hole 128 formed in the inferior surface 124 of the vault glenoid component 110 and the screw hole 130 formed in the rounded medial surface 120.
the surgeon uses the drill guide to drill pilot holes for both of the two screws to be inserted in the vault glenoid component 110.
the drill guide is removed, and a screwdriver is used to insert and seat a bone screw in each of the screw holes 128, 130 thereby securing the vault glenoid component 110 to the bone tissue of the patient's scapula.
a peripheral reamer (not shown) is then used to remove any peripheral bone. This provides clearance for a bearing or prosthetic head to be installed in the implanted vault component 110. Thereafter, either an anatomic trial bearing (not shown) or a metaglene/ glenosphere trial combination (not shown) can be inserted into the cavity 126 of the implanted vault glenoid component 110 for trialing purposes. Once a desired fit is achieved, the trial components are removed and a corresponding sized implant bearing or prosthetic head is locked to the implanted vault glenoid component 110.
FIGS. 18 to 20 show an acetabular augment component 210 which may be implanted into the acetabulum of a patient's hip to replace diseased or degenerated bone tissue to facilitate the implantation of an acetabular cup.
a number of reciprocating rasps may be used during surgical preparation of the bone tissue to received the acetabular augment component 210.
the acetabular augment component 210 includes a curved metal body 212 having a substantially planar lateral surface 214.
the body 212 has curved medial surface 220 that extends from one end of the lateral surface 214 to the other.
the body 212 generally forms the shape of a half hemisphere so that it is approximately the shape of half of a hemispherically-shaped acetabular cup.
the body 212 of the acetabular component 210 has a cavity 226 formed in it.
a prosthetic acetabular cup is secured to the acetabular augment component 210 within the cavity 226 once it is implanted in a patient's acetabulum.
a pair of screw holes 228 is formed in the lateral surface 214 of the acetabular augment component 210.
the screw holes 228 open into the curved medial surface 220.
Another pair of screw holes 230 are likewise formed in the curved medial surface 220 and open into the cavity 226.
bone screws are inserted through the screw holes 228, 230, and thereafter driven into bone tissue to secure the acetabular augment component 210 to the patient's hip bone.
the acetabular augment component 210 is made of an implant grade metal such as stainless steel, a cobalt chromium alloy, or titanium or one of its alloys, although other metals or alloys may be used.
at least part of the acetabular augment component 210 has a porous metallic structure.
the outer surfaces of the acetabular augment component 210 are porous (i.e., the outer surfaces include a plurality of pores 232), although, in some embodiments, the lateral surface 214 may be smooth. Such porous outer surfaces enhance tissue ingrowth and facilitate the attachment of an acetabular cup to the acetabular augment component 210.
the acetabular augment component 210 may be embodied as a solid metal structure with a porous material on its outer surfaces.
a porous material may be of the type commonly used in various orthopaedic components to enhance bone tissue ingrowth into the component.
FIGS. 21 to 23 show a reciprocating rasp 250 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's acetabulum to facilitate implantation of the complex geometry associated with the acetabular augment component 210.
the reciprocating rasp 250 includes a cutting head 258 that is coupled to the distal end 256 of a removable shaft 252 (see FIGS. 25 and 26 ).
the shaft 252 may be used as a hand tool, or, alternatively, may have its proximal end 254 secured to the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
the geometry of the cutting head 258 corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular augment component 210.
the cutting head 258 of the reciprocating rasp 250 includes a plurality of cutting teeth 260 that are similar in geometry to the cutting teeth 60, 160 of the respective reciprocating rasps 50, 150 described above.
the cutting teeth 260 of the reciprocating rasp 250 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the hip bone thereby gradually creating a cavity possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept the acetabular augment component 210.
the cutting head 258 generally forms the shape of a half hemisphere, so that it is approximately the shape of half of a hemispherically-shaped acetabular cup.
the cutting head 258 includes a lateral surface 262 having a posterior surface 266 extending medially therefrom.
a curved medial cutting surface 268 that mimics the geometry of the curved medial surface 220 of the acetabular augment component 210 mates with both the lateral surface 262 of the cutting head 258 and its posterior surface 266.
the curved medial cutting surface 268 is defined by the outer surfaces of their cutting teeth 260.
the cutting head 258 has a coupling bore 264 defined within it. As can be seen from the cross section of FIG. 22 , the coupling bore 264 extends into the body of the cutting head 258 from its lateral surface 262. An annular channel 270 is defined in the cutting head 258 at a location between the lateral surface 262 and the bottom of the coupling bore 264 and hence forms a mid-portion of the coupling bore 264. As discussed below, the geometry of the distal end 256 of the removable shaft 252 engages the sidewalls of the annular channel 266 to couple the removable shaft 252 to the cutting head 258.
the reciprocating rasp 250 also includes an alignment member or feature that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, aligns the rasp 250 during a surgical procedure.
the reciprocating rasp 250 aligns with a portion of a surgical trial instrument 276 (see FIG. 24 ) rather than with a guide pin.
the alignment member or feature may be embodied as any of numerous different structures or features which are configured to coordinate with trial instrument 276 to position the cutting head 258 of the rasp 250 in a desired location relative to the trial instrument. Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more grooves, tracks, sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a complimentary structure or feature formed on the trial instrument.
the alignment member or feature is embodied as an elongated groove 274 that is formed in the posterior surface 266 of the cutting head 258.
the trial instrument 276 includes an elongated tongue 278 formed in its anterior surface 280.
the tongue 278 is positioned in the groove 274 of the rasp 250 so as to establish and to maintain the alignment of the rasp.
the trial instrument 276 includes a body having the shape of a partial hemisphere. In other words, it approximates the shape of a blunted hemispherically-shaped trial.
anterior surface 280 is planar with the tongue 278 extending therefrom.
a curved outer surface 282 mates with the anterior surface 280.
the curvature of the outer surface 282 is hemispherical so that the outer surface defines a true hemisphere that has been intersected by a plane (the plane being the anterior surface 280).
FIGS. 25 and 26 show the removable shaft 252, having a handle 284 that is gripped by a surgeon during manipulation of the rasp 250.
a release lever 286 is positioned near the handle 284 and is used by the surgeon to selectively couple one of the cutting heads 258 to the shaft 252.
the release lever 286 is mechanically coupled to an elongated pin 288 that extends through a bore 290 defined in the shaft.
the pin 288 has a tapered distal end 292 that engages the distal end 256 of the shaft 252.
the distal end 256 of the shaft 252 is defined by a pair of opposing jaws 294.
the inner surfaces 296 of the jaws 294 are tapered at an angle that corresponds with the geometry of the tapered distal end 292 of the pin 288. As such, when fully extended, the tapered distal end 292 engages the tapered inner surfaces 296 of the jaws 294 thereby urging the jaws 294 outwardly away from one another. However, when the release lever 286 is depressed, the pin 288 is retracted (i.e., its distal end 292 is moved in the direction away from the distal end 256 of the shaft 252), allowing the jaws 294 to be deflected or otherwise moved inwardly toward one another. In particular, when the pin 288 is retracted, its tapered distal end 292 disengages the tapered inner surfaces 296 of the jaws 294 allowing the jaws 294 to deflect inwardly toward the centre of the shaft.
the shaft 252 may be advanced into the coupling bore 264 of the cutting head 258 of the rasp 250. Because the pin 288 is retracted, the jaws 294 of the distal end 256 of the shaft 252 are permitted to deflect toward one another and hence enter the coupling bore 264. Once a depth stop 298 formed on the distal end 256 of the shaft 252 contacts the lateral surface 262 of the cutting head 258, the surgeon releases the release lever 286.
the pin 288 When the release lever 286 is released, the pin 288 is extended thereby causing its tapered distal end 292 to engage the tapered inner surfaces 296 of the jaws 294. This urges the jaws 294 outwardly away from one another thereby causing an annular ring 302 formed on the outer surface of the jaws 294 to be received into the annular channel 270 of the cutting head's coupling bore 264.
the tapered distal end 292 prevents the inner surfaces 296 of the jaws 294 from moving inwardly thereby locking the removable shaft 252 to the cutting head 258.
the shaft 252 may be subsequently removed by the surgeon by pressing the release lever 286 to allow the jaws 294 to retract when the shaft 252 is pulled away from the cutting head 258.
the removable shaft 252 may be quickly coupled to, and decoupled from, various cutting heads 258 (or even other surgical instruments). As discussed below, such a feature allows a number of different cutting heads 258 to be used in a progressive rasping technique.
FIGS. 29 to 34 illustrate a surgical procedure in which the reciprocating rasp 250 is used to surgically prepare the patient's acetabulum 304 for implantation of the acetabular augment component 210.
the surgical procedure begins with preoperative planning in which, amongst other things, a number of X-ray images are obtained to plan the placement location and orientation of the acetabular augment component 210. If the acetabular augment component 210 is being implanted as part of a revision procedure, the use of X-rays may be omitted or substituted for another examination technique.
the patient's soft tissue is dissected and retracted in order to allow access to the acetabulum 304. Full (i.e., 360°) exposure of the bony acetabulum is typically achieved.
a sizer guide or other similar instrument is then used to determine the appropriate size of acetabular implant (i.e., cup) to be implanted.
acetabular implant i.e., cup
a 62 mm acetabular cup (and associated 62 mm acetabular augment component) are used in the described procedure. Such components have a 62 mm outer diameter ("OD"). Other sizes of implants can be used.
the patient's acetabulum is reamed in a typical manner.
a spherical reamer (not shown) is used to ream the acetabular surface of the patient's hip bone to create hemispherically-shaped reamed surface 306 as shown in FIG. 29 .
a spherical reamer having a 61 mm OD is used. This reamed surface 306 is the final surgically-prepared surface that contacts a portion of the acetabular cup when it is implanted.
an appropriately sized trial instrument 276 is then inserted into the reamed surface 306.
a trial instrument 276 having a 61 mm OD is used.
the trial instrument 276 is positioned in the reamed surface 306 in an orientation in which the instrument's elongated tongue 278 faces the general direction of the diseased or deteriorated bone tissue 308 of the hip bone (i.e., the bone tissue that is to be removed and replaced with the acetabular augment component 210).
the reciprocating rasp 250 is then used to remove the diseased or deteriorated bone tissue 308 of the hip bone.
a number of progressively larger-sized cutting heads 258 are used until the desired final size is achieved.
initial rasping is performed with a cutting head 258 having a 50 mm OD is used.
the surgeon first secures the 50 mm cutting head 258 to the removable shaft 252 by pressing the release lever 286 and inserting the jaws 294 of the distal end 256 of the shaft into the coupling bore 264 of the 50 mm cutting head 258 in the manner described above with reference to FIGS.
the surgeon With the 50 mm cutting head 258 coupled to the shaft 252, the surgeon then advances the rasp 250 toward the trial instrument 276 positioned in the reamed surface 306. The surgeon positions the rasp 250 such that the elongated tongue 278 formed in the anterior surface 280 of the trial instrument 276 is received into the groove 274 of the 50 mm cutting head 258 so as to establish and to maintain alignment of the rasp 250 relative to the trial instrument 276.
the surgeon activates the reciprocating power tool 100 (if the rasp 250 is being powered by the power tool 100 as opposed to manual operation of the shaft 252 by means of its handle 284) and advances the lead cutting surface of the 50 mm cutting head 258 into contact with the patient's acetabulum 304. As shown in FIG.
the reciprocating motion of the rasp 250 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the upper edge 310 of the lateral surface 262 of the cutting head 258 is substantially flush with the bone of the patient's acetabulum 304 remaining outside of the rasped surface (i.e., the bone of the acetabulum that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 250).
the rasping preparation of the acetabulum 304 with the 50 mm cutting head 258 is complete.
the 50 mm cutting head 258 is then separated from the trial instrument 276 and decoupled from the removable shaft 252. Thereafter, a 54 mm cutting head 258 is secured to the removable shaft 252 and the rasping procedure is repeated. The rasping procedure is then performed again with a 58 mm cutting head, and finally with a 62 mm cutting head. Once done, a prepared augment surface 312 of the desired size (i.e., 62 mm in the described embodiment) has been formed, as shown in FIG. 33 .
the acetabular augment component 210 is then implanted.
a 62 mm acetabular augment component 210 is first positioned in the prepared augment surface 312 in the desired position.
the acetabular augment component 210 may be temporarily pinned in place by inserting pins (not shown) through a pair of pin holes 314 formed in the component 210 (see FIGS. 18 and 19 ).
the acetabular augment component 210 is screwed to the patient's hip bone.
bone screws are inserted through the screw holes 228, 230 formed in the acetabular augment component 210 and thereafter driven into the surrounding bone tissue.
the pins may then be removed.
the implanted acetabular augment component 210 is shown fully implanted in FIG. 34 .
a 62mm acetabular cup (not shown) may then be implanted.
the acetabular cup is positioned in the hemispherically-shaped cavity formed by the reamed surface 306 of the patient's acetabulum 304 and the acetabular augment component 210.
the acetabular cup may be secured to the surrounding bone tissue with bone screws or cement or a combination of the two. Bone cement may also be used to secure the acetabular cup to the acetabular augment component 210.
screws may be inserted through the acetabular cup and driven into a self-tapping slot 316 formed in the acetabular augment component 210. This completes implantation of the acetabular cup.
each of the cutting heads 258 may have a shaft secured to it in a similar manner to the rasps 50, 150.
the cutting head 258 may also be embodied with a depth stop that bottoms out on the trial instrument 276 or other structure when the rasp 250 has reached a desired depth.
the location of the alignment features of the trial instrument 276 and the cutting head 258 may be interchanged.
the groove may be formed in the trial instrument 276, with the tongue being formed on the cutting head 258.
the surgical procedure may also be altered such that fewer or more rasps are used. For example, 4 mm increments or other may be used instead of 2 mm increments. In some cases, a single rasping of the desired final size may be performed.
FIGS. 35 and 36 Another embodiment of a reciprocating rasp 350 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's acetabulum to facilitate implantation of the acetabular augment component 210 is shown in FIGS. 35 and 36 .
the reciprocating rasp 350 is designed as a finishing tool to form the final surgical surface, with some of the initial bone removal being performed with other instruments.
the reciprocating rasp 350 includes a cutting head 358 that is coupled to the distal end 356 of a shaft 352.
the shaft 352 has a proximal end 354 that may be secured to the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
the geometry of the cutting head 358 corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular augment component 210.
the cutting head 358 of the reciprocating rasp 250 includes a plurality of cutting teeth 360 that are similar in geometry to the cutting teeth 60, 160, 260 of the respective reciprocating rasps 50, 150, 250 described above.
the cutting teeth 360 of the reciprocating rasp 350 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the hip bone thereby creating a finished cavity possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept the acetabular augment component 210.
the cutting head 358 is generally seashell-shaped and approximates the backside geometry of the acetabular augment component 210. As such, the cutting head 358 is generally D-shaped when viewed from above (see FIG. 35 ).
the cutting head 358 includes a lateral surface 362 having an anterior surface 364 and a posterior surface 366 extending medially therefrom.
a curved medial cutting surface 368 that mimics the geometry of the curved medial surface 220 of the acetabular augment component 210 extends medially away from the lateral surface 362 of the cutting head 358 and mates with the anterior surface 364 and the posterior surface 366 at lead cutting surface 370.
the curved medial cutting surface 368 is defined by the outer surfaces of its cutting teeth 360.
the lateral surface 362 of the cutting head 358 is generally C-shaped. Since the lead cutting surface 370 is generally linear, the curved medial surface 368 forms a tapered surface when viewed from the side.
the reciprocating rasp 350 may be made of any suitable material, including medical-grade metals.
the reciprocating rasp 350 may be made from a rigid polymer such as a polyaryetheretherketone (PEEK). In such a configuration, the rasp 350 may be used as a disposable instrument.
PEEK polyaryetheretherketone
FIGS. 37 and 38 illustrate a surgical procedure in which the reciprocating rasp 350 is used to surgically prepare the patient's acetabulum 304 for implantation of the acetabular augment component 210.
the surgical procedure is essentially the same as the surgical procedure described above with reference to FIGS. 29 to 34 except for the formation of the prepared augment surface 312.
the preoperative procedure and reaming procedure is the same and produces a reamed surface 306 similar to as shown in FIG. 29 .
a traditional (hemispherically-shaped) acetabular trial instrument 376 is inserted into the reamed surface 306, as shown in FIG. 37 .
a 61 mm trial instrument 376 is used (i.e., a traditional trial instrument with a 61 mm OD).
the surgeon then uses a surgical burr or other instrument (not shown) to perform an initial, "rough” removal of the diseased or deteriorated bone tissue 308 of the hip bone (i.e., the bone tissue that is to be removed and replaced with the acetabular augment component 210).
a surgical burr or other instrument not shown
the diseased or deteriorated bone tissue 308 proximate to the finished surface remains for removal by the reciprocating rasp 350.
the reciprocating rasp 350 is then used to remove the remainder of the diseased or deteriorated bone tissue 308 of the hip bone.
a rasp 350 with an appropriately-sized cutting head 358 is placed in the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
a reciprocating rasp with a cutting head 358 having a 62 mm OD is used.
anterior surface 364 and the posterior surface 366 of the cutting head 358 are positioned in contact with the outer surface of the trial instrument 376.
the anterior surface 364 and the posterior surface 366 remain in contact with the outer surface of the trial instrument 376.
the trial instrument's outer surface functions as an alignment feature for guiding the rasp 350 during bone removal.
the reciprocating motion of the rasp 350 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the lateral surface 362 of the cutting head 358 is substantially flush with the bone of the patient's acetabulum 304 remaining outside of the rasped surface (i.e., the bone of the acetabulum that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 350).
the rasping preparation of the acetabulum 304 is complete and hence a prepared augment surface 312 of the desired size (for example, 62 mm in the described procedure) has been formed.
the prepared augment surface 312 formed by the reciprocating rasp 350 is similar to as shown in FIG. 33 .
the acetabular augment component 210 is then implanted in a manner similar to as described above with reference to FIGS. 33 and 34 .
the acetabular cup is then implanted in a similar to as described above.
FIGS. 39 to 40 show a coupling mechanism that may be used to couple the reciprocating rasps to a hand tool (for example, a removable shaft such as shown in FIG. 41 ) or a power tool (for example, the reciprocating power tool 100).
the shaft 352 of the reciprocating rasp 350 may have a male connector 402.
the male connector 402 includes a hex-shaped body 404 that is separated from a tapered lead-in surface 406 by an annular channel 408.
the male connector 402 mates with a female connector 410 (see FIGS. 41 and 42 ).
the female connector 410 may be secured to the end of the removable shaft 352.
the female connector 410 may form the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
the female connector 410 includes a hex-shaped cavity 412 that is sized to be slightly larger than the hex-shaped body 404 of the male connector 402. As such, the hex-shaped body 404 of the male connector 402 may be received into the hex-shaped cavity 412 of the female connector 410. As shown in FIG. 41 , the female connector 410 also includes a number of spring-loaded jaws 414 positioned in the hex-shaped cavity 412. The jaws 414 are spring biassed inwardly toward one another.
the free end of the male connector 402 is inserted into the hex-shaped cavity 412 of the female connector 410 with its sides aligned with the sides of the cavity.
the faces of its hex-shaped body 404 align with the faces of the hex-shaped cavity 412 of the female connector 410.
the tapered lead-in surface 406 of the male connector 402 forces the spring-loaded jaws 414 away from one another to permit the male connector 402 to fully seat in the female connector 410. Once the jaws 414 have cleared the tapered lead-in surface 406, the spring-loaded jaws 414 are urged toward one another into the annular channel 408 thereby locking the male connector 402 to the female connector 410.
the female connector 410 also includes a sliding collar 416 that is operable to release the male connector 402.
a surgeon slides the collar 416 away from the rasp 350 (for example, in a direction toward the handle of the removable shaft of FIG. 41 )
the spring-loaded jaws 414 are urged away from one another and out of the annular channel 408 of the male connector 402. This unlocks the rasp 350 and allows it to be pulled out of the female connector 410.
the cutting head 258 of the reciprocating rasp 250 may be secured to the distal end 256 of a removable shaft 252 by use of the same type of male connector 402. As such, it may also be secured to the chuck of a reciprocating power tool 100 that is equipped with the female connector 410.
the proximal end 254 of the removable shaft 252 may be embodied to include a male connector 402. In such a way, it may be secured to the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100 that includes a female connector 410.
the removable shaft 252 may function as both a hand tool and an extension for securing one of the rasps 250, 350 to the reciprocating power tool 100. Because both the hand tool (i.e., the removable shaft 252) and the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100 utilize the same female connector 410, the rasps 250, 350 equipped with the male connector 402 may be interchangeably coupled to either tool.
FIGS. 43 to 45 Another embodiment of a female connector 510 for coupling to a rasp is shown in FIGS. 43 to 45 .
the female connector 510 may be secured to the end of the removable shaft 352.
the female connector 510 may form the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100.
the female connector 510 includes a hex-shaped cavity 512 that is sized to be slightly larger than the hex-shaped body 404 of the male connector 402.
the hex-shaped body 404 of the male connector 402 may be received into the hex-shaped cavity 512 of the female connector 510.
the female connector 510 includes a spring-loaded button 514.
the end 516 of the button 514 extending into the hex-shaped cavity 512 includes a teardrop-shaped opening 518.
the free end of the male connector 402 is inserted into the hex-shaped cavity 512 of the female connector 510 with its sides aligned with the sides of the cavity.
the faces of its hex-shaped body 404 align with the faces of the hex-shaped cavity 512 of the female connector 510.
the tapered lead-in surface 406 of the male connector 402 forces the spring-loaded button 514 downwardly (as shown in FIGS. 44 and 45 ) to permit the male connector 402 to fully seat in the female connector 510.
the spring-loaded button 514 is urged upwardly (as shown viewed in FIGS. 44 and 45 ) such that a locking flange 520 of the button is received into the annular channel 408 to lock the male connector 402 to the female connector 510.
the spring-loaded button 514 is operable to release the male connector 402.
the locking flange 520 of the button 514 is urged downwardly (as shown in FIGS. 44 and 45 ) and out of the annular channel 408 of the male connector 402. This unlocks the rasp and allows it to be pulled out of the female connector 510.
FIGS. 46 to 49 show a spacer block 550 that may be used with the reciprocating rasp 250.
the spacer block 550 is used to reduce the number of different rasps 250 that are required to complete a surgical procedure.
the spacer block 550 may be used instead of a number of progressively larger-sized cutting heads 258 to produce the desired final size. For example, initial rasping may be performed with a cutting head 258 having a 50 mm OD. Thereafter, instead of replacing the 50 mm cutting head 258 with a larger one to perform a subsequent rasping, the spacer block 550 may be installed on the trial instrument 276 and the 50 mm cutting head 258 used again to make a larger cavity.
the spacer block 550 also includes alignment guides in the form of members or features that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, align the rasp 250 during a surgical procedure.
the alignment member or feature may be embodied as any of numerous different structures or features which are configured to coordinate with the trial instrument 276 to position the cutting head 258 of the rasp 250 in a desired location relative to the trial instrument. Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more grooves, tracks, sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a complimentary structure or feature formed on the trial instrument.
the spacer block 550 has an elongated groove 574 formed in the posterior surface 566 (see FIGS. 47 and 49 ) of its body 552.
the spacer block 550 includes an elongated tongue 578 formed in the anterior surface 580 of its body 552.
the groove 574 of the spacer block 550 is received into the tongue 278 of the trial instrument 276, and the tongue 578 of the spacer block 550 is positioned in the groove 274 of the rasp 250 thereby establishing and maintaining the alignment of the rasp.
the elongated tongue 578 of the spacer block has a tapered tip 582.
the tapered tip 582 eases insertion of the elongated tongue 578 into the elongated groove 274 of the rasp 250. It should be appreciated that the elongated tongue 278 of the trial instrument 276 may be embodied with such a tapered tip 582.
the elongated groove 574 has a flared open end 584.
the flared open end 584 eases insertion of the elongated tongue 278 of the trial instrument 276 into the elongated groove 574.
the cutting head 256 of the rasp 250 may be embodied with such a flared open end 584.
the spacer block 550 may have any of a number of different thicknesses to facilitate progressive rasping in different sizes. It should also be appreciated that multiple spacer blocks 550 may be used at the same time to create different rasping sizes.
FIGS. 51 and 52 illustrate a surgical procedure using the spacer block 550.
the reciprocating rasp 250 is being used to remove the diseased or deteriorated bone tissue 308 of the hip bone.
the spacer block 550 has been installed on the trial instrument 276.
the spacer block 550 has been positioned such that the tongue 278 of the trial instrument 276 has been inserted into the groove 574 of the spacer block 550 thereby securing the spacer block 550 to the trial instrument 276.
the surgeon advances the rasp 250 toward the trial instrument 276 positioned in the reamed surface 306.
the surgeon positions the rasp 250 such that the elongated tongue 578 formed in the anterior surface 580 of the spacer block 550 is received into the groove 274 of the cutting head 258 thereby establishing and maintaining alignment of the rasp 250 relative to the trial instrument 276.
the surgeon activates the reciprocating power tool 100 (if the rasp 250 is being powered by the power tool 100 as opposed to manual operation of the shaft 252 using its handle 284) and advances the lead cutting surface of the cutting head 258 into contact with the patient's acetabulum 304. As shown in FIG.
the reciprocating motion of the rasp 250 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the upper edge 310 of the lateral surface 262 of the cutting head 258 is substantially flush with the bone of the patient's acetabulum 304 remaining outside of the rasped surface (i.e., the bone of the acetabulum that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 250).
the upper edge 310 of the lateral surface 262 of the cutting head 258 is flush with the remaining bone in such a manner, the rasping preparation of the acetabulum 304 with that particular cutting head 258 is complete.
the surgeon may then install another spacer block 550 on the existing spacer block and rasp the bone a subsequent time.
the surgeon may swap the spacer block 550 for a larger one.
the surgeon may use a larger cutting head 256 with or without a spacer block 550.
the male connector 402 may be used in the design of a hand tool or chuck of a power tool with the rasp having a corresponding female connector 410.

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Abstract

A reciprocating rasp surgical instrument for use in the surgical preparation of an acetabulum of a patient prior to implantation of a prosthetic acetabular component, the reciprocating rasp includes a shaft having a first end configured to be secured in a chuck of a reciprocating tool. A cutting head is secured to a second end of the shaft. The cutting head has a cutting surface having a plurality of cutting teeth arranged in a geometry that corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular component. The cutting head has an alignment guide that is devoid of cutting teeth and configured to cooperate with a complimentary alignment guide of an acetabular trial instrument.

Description

This invention relates to an orthopaedic instrument for use in the performance of an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure, and more particularly to a reciprocating rasp for use in the performance of an orthopaedic joint replacement procedure.
During the lifetime of a patient, it may be necessary to perform a total shoulder replacement procedure on the patient as a result of, for example, disease or trauma. In a total shoulder replacement procedure, a humeral component having a prosthetic head is used to replace the natural head of the patient's humerus. The humeral component typically includes an elongated stem that is implanted into the intramedullary canal of the patient's humerus. In such a total shoulder replacement procedure, the natural glenoid surface of the scapula is resurfaced or otherwise replaced with a glenoid component that provides a bearing surface upon which the prosthetic head of the humeral component articulates.
As alluded to above, the need for a shoulder replacement procedure may be created by the presence of any one of a number of conditions. One such condition is the deterioration of the patient's scapula in the area proximate to the glenoid surface as a result of, for example, glenohumeral arthritis. In such a condition, the erosion of the patient's scapula is generally observed posteriorly on the glenoid surface. Such erosion of the scapula renders treatment difficult, if not impossible, with a conventional glenoid component. One way to treat such a condition is by the use of a modified glenoid component, known generally as an augmented glenoid component. An augmented glenoid component has a posterior edge that is thicker than the corresponding anterior edge.
From time-to-time, revision surgery is performed to replace a glenoid component. In such a revision surgery, the previously implanted glenoid component is surgically removed and a replacement glenoid component is implanted in the patient's glenoid. The subcondylar plate may be damaged or missing subsequent to revision surgery. Revision surgery may also result in defects, some of which may be fairly large, in the cancellous bone of the glenoid vault of the scapula. Fixation of a revision glenoid component can be difficult to achieve with the limited bone remaining on the glenoid vault of the scapula after the revision surgery has been performed. Vault-filling revision glenoid components have been developed that include a metal backing that extends into (especially, "fills") the glenoid vault to replace the lost bone. A bearing component, generally made of polyethylene (for example, UHMWPE) or other materials such as ceramics or metals, is then fixed to the implanted metal backing to create the bearing surface upon which the proximal end (for example, a prosthetic head) of the humeral component articulates.
Simple surgical instruments such as revolving spherical or circular reamers are generally used to prepare the glenoid surface during a glenoid surgical procedure. This is sufficient since traditional glenoid components (non-augmented glenoid components or non-vault-filling glenoid components) typically have a uniform backside geometry that is either curved or flat, which makes glenoid preparation fairly straightforward. However, the use of glenoid components with complex backside geometries (for example, augmented glenoid components or vault-filling glenoid components) makes bone preparation more of a challenge. A surgeon is forced to use a combination of reamers, saws, and burrs in the performance of a free-hand technique that requires frequent interruptions for intraoperative assessment to implant these complex components.
A similar condition can occur in the acetabulum of a patient's hip. Namely, deterioration of the patient's hip bone in the area proximate to the acetabulum can occur as a result of, for example, arthritis. Such erosion of the hip bone renders treatment difficult, if not impossible, with a conventional acetabular component. One way to treat such a condition is by the use of an acetabular augment component that replaces the diseased or damage bone tissue.
In one aspect, the invention provides an augmented glenoid component which includes a buttress on the posterior side of the component. The augmented glenoid component also includes an anchor peg with fins and a number of stabilizing pegs.
In another aspect, the invention provides a reciprocating rasp which allows for the surgical preparation of the bone necessary for the implantation of an augmented glenoid component with such complex geometry. The use of the rasp allows the posterior glenoid to be prepared with a single instrument and in one precise and efficient step.
Optionally, the reciprocating rasp includes a shaft that has an end that fits into a reciprocating power tool. A cutting head located on the other end of the shaft has a geometry that matches that of the buttress of the augmented glenoid component. The cutting head of the rasp is covered in teeth. When the cutting head is advanced into the bone tissue of the glenoid with reciprocating motion, the teeth abrade the bone thereby gradually creating the shape required to accept the augmented glenoid component.
The reciprocating rasp also includes an alignment member for receiving a guide pin during an orthopaedic surgical procedure. Optionally, the alignment member is embodied as a pair of guide rings secured to the shaft of the rasp.
The rasp also includes a depth stop which bottoms out on the anterior surface of the glenoid when the cutting head has reached the desired depth.
In a further aspect, the invention provides a vault component which includes a number of inclined side walls which form a wedge-shaped body. The vault glenoid component includes a cavity and a number of screw holes for receiving bone screws to secure the component to the bone tissue of the patient's scapula.
In another aspect, the invention provides a reciprocating rasp which allows for the surgical preparation of the bone necessary for the implantation of a vault glenoid component with such complex geometry. The use of the rasp allows the glenoid vault to be prepared with a single instrument and in one precise and efficient step.
Optionally, the reciprocating rasp includes a shaft that has an end that fits into a reciprocating power tool. A wedge-shaped cutting head located on the other end of the shaft has a geometry that matches that of the wedge-shaped vault glenoid component. The cutting head of the rasp is covered in teeth. When the cutting head is advanced into the bone tissue of the glenoid with the reciprocating motion, the teeth abrade the bone thereby gradually creating the wedge shape required to accept the vault glenoid component.
The reciprocating rasp also includes an alignment feature for receiving a guide pin during an orthopaedic surgical procedure. Optionally, the alignment member is embodied as an elongated alignment bore formed in the shaft of the rasp. A number of viewing widows are formed in the shaft of the rasp to permit visualization of the guide pin when it is positioned in the alignment bore.
In another aspect, the invention provides an acetabular augment component which includes a curved outer surface which forms a half-hemispherically-shaped body. The acetabular augment component includes a cavity and a number of screw holes for receiving bone screws to secure the component to the bone tissue of the patient's hip bone.
In another aspect, the invention provides a reciprocating rasp which allows for the surgical preparation of the bone necessary for the implantation of an acetabular augment component with such complex geometry. The use of the rasp allows the patient's acetabulum to be prepared precisely and efficiently.
Optionally, the reciprocating rasp includes a removable shaft that has an end that fits into a reciprocating power tool. Alternatively, the shaft may be used as a manual tool. A half-hemispherically-shaped cutting head may be coupled to the other end of the removable shaft. The cutting head has a geometry that matches that of the acetabular augment component. The cutting head of the rasp is covered in teeth. When the cutting head is advanced into the bone tissue of the acetabulum with the reciprocating motion, the teeth abrade the bone thereby gradually creating the complex shape required to accept the acetabular augment component.
The reciprocating rasp can includes an alignment feature for aligning the rasp to a trial instrument during an orthopaedic surgical procedure. Optionally, the alignment member is embodied as an elongated groove formed in the cutting head of the rasp which received an elongated tongue of the trial instrument.
The instrument provided by the invention can be used in a method of surgically implanting an acetabular component into the acetabulum of a patient, comprising:

inserting an acetabular trial instrument into the acetabulum of the patient,
aligning a reciprocating surgical rasp with the acetabular trial instrument,
reciprocating the surgical rasp, while the acetabular trial instrument is positioned in the acetabulum, so as to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity shaped to receive the acetabular component, and
implanting the acetabular component in the cavity.

Optionally, the step of aligning the surgical rasp comprises advancing the surgical rasp such that a tongue formed in the acetabular trial instrument is received into a groove formed in the surgical rasp.
Optionally, the step of reciprocating the surgical rasp comprises operating a reciprocating power tool to reciprocate the surgical rasp.
Optionally, the step of reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue involves advancing a first reciprocating surgical rasp toward the acetabulum of the patient to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity of a first size, removing the first reciprocating surgical rasp and replacing it with a second, larger reciprocating surgical rasp, and advancing the second reciprocating surgical rasp toward the acetabulum of the patient to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity of a second, larger size.
Optionally, the method includes reaming the acetabulum of the patient to create a concave surface prior to inserting the acetabular trial instrument into the acetabulum of the patient.
Optionally, the step of implanting the acetabular component in the cavity involves implanting an augmented acetabular component in the cavity, and reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue to form the cavity comprises reciprocating the surgical rasp so as to abrade bone tissue to form a cavity shaped to receive the augmented acetabular component.
Optionally, the step of aligning the surgical rasp with the acetabular trial instrument involves aligning a spacer block with the acetabular trial instrument, and aligning the surgical rasp with the spacer block.
Optionally, the step of aligning the spacer block with the acetabular trial instrument involves advancing the spacer block such that a tongue formed in the acetabular trial instrument is received into a groove formed in the spacer block, and aligning the surgical rasp with the spacer block comprises advancing the surgical rasp such that a tongue formed in the spacer block is received into a groove formed in the surgical rasp.
Optionally, the step of aligning the surgical rasp with the acetabular trial instrument involves positioning a non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp into contact with the acetabular trial instrument inserted in the acetabulum of the patient, and reciprocating the surgical rasp comprises reciprocating the surgical rasp while the non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp is in contact with the acetabular trial instrument.
Optionally, the step of positioning the non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp into contact with the acetabular trial instrument comprises positioning an anterior non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp and a posterior non-cutting surface of the surgical rasp into contact with the acetabular trial instrument inserted in the acetabulum of the patient.
Embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an augmented glenoid component;
FIGS. 2 and 3 are side elevation views of the augmented glenoid component of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a reciprocating rasp for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the augmented glenoid component of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an elevation view of the cutting head of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a guide pin inserted in the glenoid of a patient during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the augmented glenoid component of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 7 showing the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 4 to 6 during rasping the patient's glenoid;
FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 8 showing the patient's glenoid after it has been rasped with the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 4 to 6;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a vault glenoid component;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the other side of the vault glenoid component of FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a reciprocating rasp for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the vault glenoid component of FIG. 10;
FIG. 13 is an elevation view of the cutting head of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 12 with a portion thereof cutaway to show the rasp's alignment bore;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a guide pin inserted in the glenoid of a patient during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the vault glenoid component of FIGS. 10 and 11;
FIG. 16 is a view similar to FIG. 15 showing the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 12 to 14 during rasping the patient's glenoid;
FIG. 17 is a view similar to FIG. 16 showing the patient's glenoid after it has been rasped with the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 12 to 14;
FIG. 18 is a plan view of an acetabular augment component;
FIG. 19 is a side elevation view of the acetabular augment component of FIG. 18;
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the acetabular augment component of FIG. 18;
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a cutting head of a reciprocating rasp for use in a procedure to implant the acetabular augment component of FIGS. 18 to 20;
FIG. 22 is cross sectional view of the cutting head of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 21;
FIG. 23 is a plan view of the cutting head of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 21;
FIG. 24 is a perspective view of a trial instrument used in the performance of a surgical procedure that utilizes the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 21 to 23;
FIG. 25 is a side elevation view of a removable shaft that may be selectively coupled to the cutting head of the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 21 to 23;
FIG. 26 is a cross sectional view of the removable shaft of FIG. 25;
FIGS. 27 and 28 are cross sectional views showing the removable shaft being coupled to the cutting head of the reciprocating rasp, note the pin of the removable shaft is not shown in cross section for clarity of description;
FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing the acetabulum of a patient after it has been reamed with a spherical reamer during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the acetabular augment component of FIGS. 18 to 20;
FIG. 30 is a view similar to FIG. 29 showing the trial instrument of FIG. 24 inserted into the patient's reamed acetabulum;
FIGS. 31 and 32 are views similar to FIG. 29 showing the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 21 to 23 during rasping of the patient's acetabulum;
FIG. 33 is a view similar to FIG. 29 showing the patient's acetabulum after it has been rasped with the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 21 to 23;
FIG. 34 is a view similar to FIG. 29 showing the acetabular augment component implanted in the patient's acetabulum;
FIG. 35 is a plan view of another reciprocating rasp for use in an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the acetabular augment component of FIGS. 18 to 20;
FIG. 36 is a side elevation view of the reciprocating rasp of FIG. 35;
FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing the acetabulum of a patient after it has been reamed with a spherical reamer during an orthopaedic surgical procedure to implant the acetabular augment component of FIGS. 18 to 20, note a trial instrument has been inserted into the reamed acetabulum;
FIG. 38 is a view similar to FIG. 37 showing the reciprocating rasp of FIGS. 35 and 36 during rasping or the patient's acetabulum;
FIG. 39 is a view similar to FIG. 35, but showing another coupling mechanism for coupling the rasp to a hand tool or power tool;
FIG. 40 is a view similar to FIG. 21, but showing another coupling mechanism for coupling the rasp to a hand tool or power tool;
FIG. 41 is a side elevation view of another embodiment of a hand tool;
FIG. 42 is a fragmentary perspective view of a female connector that may be used as the chuck of a hand tool or power tool;
FIG. 43 is a fragmentary side elevation view of another female connector that may be used as the chuck of a hand tool or power tool;
FIG. 44 is a cross sectional view of the female connector of FIG. 43 taken along the line 44-44 of FIG. 43, as viewed in the direction of the arrows;
FIG. 45 is a cross sectional view of the female connector of FIG. 43 taken along the line 45-45 of FIG. 43, as viewed in the direction of the arrows;
FIG. 46 is a perspective view of a spacer block for use with the reciprocating rasp during rasping of the patient's acetabulum;
FIG. 47 is a rear elevation view of the spacer block of FIG. 46;
FIG. 48 is a front elevation view of the spacer block of FIG. 46;
FIG. 49 is a bottom elevation view of the spacer block of FIG. 46;
FIG. 50 is a view similar to that in FIG. 40, but showing the reciprocating rasp having an elongated groove with a flared open end; and
FIGS. 51 and 52 are views similar to that in FIG. 29 showing the reciprocating rasp during rasping of the patient's acetabulum with the use of the spacer block of FIGS. 46 to 49.

Terms representing anatomical references, such as anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, superior, inferior, etcetera, may be used throughout this disclosure in reference to both the orthopaedic implants described herein and a patient's natural anatomy. Such terms have well-understood meanings in both the study of anatomy and the field of orthopaedics. Use of such anatomical reference terms in the specification and claims is intended to be consistent with their well-understood meanings unless noted otherwise.
Referring to the drawings,
FIGS. 1 to 3
show an augmented
glenoid component
10 which includes a
body
22 having a
concave surface
26 on one end thereof. The
concave surface
26 of the
body
22 provides a smooth bearing surface upon which a natural or prosthetic humeral head articulates. A
buttress
24 extends away from the anterior
medial surface
32 of the
body
22 opposite the
concave surface
26. The posterior
medial surface
28 of the
buttress
24 is substantially flat in the anterior/posterior direction and rounded (i.e., convex) in the superior/inferior direction. The anterior
medial surface
32 is rounded (i.e., convex) in all directions, but may include flat portions to fit the need of a given design. A
side surface
30 extends perpendicularly from the posterior
medial surface
28 to the anterior
medial surface
32. Alternatively, the
side surface
30 may be angled relative to both
surfaces
28, 32.
The augmented
glenoid component
10 also includes an
anchor peg
34. The
anchor peg
34 extends perpendicularly from the anterior
medial surface
32. The
anchor peg
34 includes a tapered
head
36 that functions as a lead-in to facilitate insertion into a hole drilled or otherwise formed in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula. The
glenoid component
10 also includes a plurality of stabilizing pegs 38. One of the
pegs
38 extends from the anterior
medial surface
32, with another of the
pegs
38 extending from the posterior
medial surface
28 of the
buttress
24. Another of the three stabilizing
pegs
38 extends from both the anterior
medial surface
32 and the buttress 24 - i.e., it straddles the buttress 24 and the anterior
medial surface
32. Generally, the stabilizing
pegs
38 are shorter than the
anchor peg
34. Moreover, some of the stabilizing pegs 38 (for example, the one extending from the anterior medial surface 32) are shorter than the others, although other configurations may be used. The stabilizing pegs 38 are received into a number of corresponding holes drilled or otherwise formed in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula.
The augmented
glenoid component
10 shown in the drawings is a monolithic moulded component. That is, the
body
22, the
anchor peg
34, and the stabilizing
pegs
38 are integrally moulded using a polymer such as polyethylene. One example of a suitable polyethylene is ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). In addition to polymers, the augmented
glenoid component
10 may be made from ceramic, metal, or a composite material. Examples of these materials include alumina, zirconia, and alumina/ zirconia composite or composite material.
The
anchor peg
34 includes a plurality of
radial fins
40. The
fins
40 are deformable. This allows the
anchor peg
34 to fit into an anchor bore drilled in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula, but resist removal or "pull out" of the
anchor peg
34. Any number or size of
radial fins
40 may be included on the
anchor peg
34. In addition, although each of the
fins
40 is herein described with the same sized outer diameter, it should be appreciated that other configurations are also contemplated for use. For example, the
fins
40 may be provided in a tapered configuration in which the respective outer diameters of the
fins
40 gradually increases from the distal end of the
anchor peg
34 to the proximal end of the anchor peg 34 (i.e. the ring positioned on the distal end of the
anchor peg
34 has a smaller diameter relative to the ring positioned near the proximal end of the anchor peg 34).
The
fins
40 are configured to slightly deform when the
anchor peg
34 is inserted into an anchor hole drilled in the patient's glenoid. This is caused when the
fins
40 are advanced into the anchor hole since it is drilled to have a diameter which is slightly larger than the diameter of a shaft of the
anchor peg
34, yet smaller than the outer diameter of the
fins
40 thereby causing deformation of the
fins
40 upon contact with the sidewalls of the drilled hole as the
fins
40 are "forced" into the hole. Such deformation of the
fins
40 secures the augmented glenoid component to the scapula by providing resistance to pull out of the anchor peg 34 from the drilled anchor hole much in the same way that the threads of a screw provide resistance to pull out of the screw from the material into which it is driven. In addition, over a period of time subsequent to implantation of the augmented
glenoid component
10 to the patient's scapula, bone tissue or other types of tissue will grow into the spaces between the
fins
40 thereby providing further resistance to pull out of the anchor peg 34 from the drilled hole.
The stabilizing pegs 38 prevent rotation or other types of movement of the augmented
glenoid component
10 relative to the scapula once the
glenoid component
10 has been implanted. The distal end of each of the stabilizing
pegs
38 has a conical tip which functions as a "lead in" to facilitate insertion of the stabilizing
pegs
38 into respective stabilizing holes drilled in the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula.
The stabilizing pegs 38 may be arranged in any orientation on the
body
22 that fits the needs of a given design of an augmented glenoid component. In addition, it should be appreciated that any number of stabilizing
pegs
38 may be utilized to fit the needs of a given design of an augmented glenoid component. Examples of such variations are disclosed in
US-6699289
.
FIGS. 4 to 6
show a
reciprocating rasp
50 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's glenoid to facilitate implantation of the complex geometry associated with the augmented
glenoid component
10. The
rasp
50 includes a tapered
shaft
52 having a
proximal end
54 that fits into the chuck of a reciprocating power tool 100 (see
FIGS. 7
and
8
). The reciprocating
rasp
50 also includes a cutting
head
58 secured to the opposite,
distal end
56 of the
shaft
52. As will be discussed in greater detail below, the geometry of the cutting
head
58 corresponds with the geometry of the
buttress
24 of the augmented
glenoid component
10. The cutting
head
58 of the reciprocating
rasp
50 includes a plurality of cutting
teeth
60. When the
rasp
50 is advanced into engagement with the glenoid surface of the patient's scapula with reciprocating motion, the cutting
teeth
60 of the reciprocating
rasp
50 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the scapula thereby gradually creating notch possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept the buttress 24 of the augmented
glenoid component
10.
The cutting
head
58 includes a generally D-shaped (i.e., half-elliptical shaped) lateral or
backside surface
62. Opposite the
lateral surface
62 is a
lead cutting surface
64. The
lead cutting surface
64 of the cutting
head
58 mimics the shape of the posterior
medial surface
28 of the
buttress
24 of the augmented
glenoid component
10. That is, the
lead cutting surface
64 is substantially flat in the anterior/posterior direction and rounded (i.e., convex) in the superior/inferior direction. The
lead cutting surface
64 is defined by the outer surfaces of a plurality of the cutting
teeth
60. A substantially flat, smooth
anterior sidewall
66 extends upwardly from the
lateral surface
62 of the cutting
head
58 to the
lead cutting surface
64. As shown in
FIG. 4
, the
anterior sidewall
66 is devoid of cutting teeth. A
curved sidewall
68 extends upwardly from the
lateral surface
62 of the cutting
head
58 to the
lead cutting surface
64. The
curved posterior sidewall
68 extends from one end of the
anterior sidewall
66 to the other and defines the curved posterior portion of the cutting head's generally D-shaped design. Like the
lead cutting surface
64, the
posterior sidewall
68 is defined by the outer surfaces of a plurality of the cutting
teeth
60.
The reciprocating
rasp
50 also includes an alignment member that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, aligns the
rasp
50 to a guide pin. The alignment member should have appropriate features to enable it to coordinate with a surgically-implanted guide pin to position the cutting
head
58 of the
rasp
50 in a desired location relative to the guide pin. Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a guide pin.
In the device shown in the drawings, the alignment member is embodied as a pair of
rings
70, 72. As can be seen in
FIG. 4
, the
ring
70 is located proximate to the
anterior sidewall
66 of the rasp's
cutting head
58. In the device shown in the drawings, the
ring
70 is formed in the
anterior sidewall
66, although it may be embodied as a separate component welded or otherwise secured to the
rasp
50. The
anterior sidewall
66 also includes a
curved channel
74 formed therein. The
curved channel
74 provides clearance for the guide pin as it enters the
ring
70.
The
ring
72 is located on the rasp's tapered
shaft
52 at a location between its
proximal end
54 and its
distal end
56. Like the
ring
70, the
ring
72 may be integrally formed with the rasp's tapered
shaft
52 or may be embodied as a separate component welded or otherwise secured to the
shaft
52. Each of the
rings
70, 72 is sized and shaped to allow for the free, reciprocating motion of the
rasp
50, while retaining the
rasp
50 on the guide pin to maintain the desired orientation of the
rasp
50. As shown in
FIG. 4
, the centre points of the
rings
70, 72 lie along a
single line
76 that is parallel to, and spaced apart from, the
longitudinal axis
78 of the rasp's tapered
shaft
52. As such, the
guide axis
76 is offset from the
shaft axis
78. The size of the offset may vary and is related not only to the size/shape of the rasp, but also in part, to the surgical instrumentation and method for placement of the guiding pin.
The reciprocating
rasp
50 also includes a
depth stop
80 secured to the cutting
head
58 of the rasp. As will be described below, the
depth stop
80 bottoms out on the reamed anterior surface of the patient's glenoid to ensure the posterior glenoid surface is prepared to the desired depth relative to the anterior glenoid surface. In other words, the
depth stop
80 creates a spatial relationship (i.e., a depth) between the surgically-prepared anterior and posterior glenoid surfaces which matches the distance between the posterior
medial surface
28 of the glenoid component's buttress 24 and its anterior
medial surface
32. Such a distance is defined by the height of the
side surface
30 that extends perpendicularly from the posterior
medial surface
28 of the buttress to the anterior
medial surface
32 of the augmented
glenoid component
10.
Like the alignment member described above, the
depth stop
80 may be embodied as a number of different structures. For example, the
depth stop
80 may be embodied as one or more tabs, bars, flanges, other similar structures configured to bottom out on the anterior surface of the patient's glenoid to prevent further penetration of the cutting
head
58 into the posterior surface of the patient's glenoid. Optionally, the
depth stop
80 is embodied as a generally D-shaped bar that has its ends secured to the
anterior sidewall
66 of the rasp's
cutting head
58. Such a configuration creates a
window
82 through which the surgeon can visualize the patient's glenoid surface without the surgeon's line of sight being obstructed by the
depth stop
80.
FIGS. 7 to 9
illustrate a surgical procedure in which the
reciprocating rasp
50 is used to surgically prepare the patient's glenoid 84 for implantation of the augmented
glenoid component
10. The surgical procedure begins with preoperative planning in which, amongst other things, a thin cut (1 mm) axial CT scan with the gantry positioned perpendicular to the plane of the glenoid and plane of the scapula is obtained. A single axial slice just below the mid-equator of the glenoid is obtained for measurement of glenoid version. A correction for retroversion may then be applied to suit a particular patient's anatomy. With the preoperative planning complete, the patient's soft tissue is dissected and retracted in order to allow access to the glenoid. Full (i.e., 360°) exposure of the bony glenoid is typically achieved.
As shown in
FIG. 7
, a
guide pin
86 is then inserted in the centre of the glenoid 84 in an orientation that will allow for the desired amount of retroversion correction. This can be accomplished using one of a number of different pin placement devices. The
guide pin
86 may be scored in locations along its length to allow for controlled breakage to adjust the length of the
pin
86 subsequent to being inserted. Specifically, at any point in the procedure, the
guide pin
86 can be shortened to a more desirable length by placing a handle just above a score mark and a needle driver just below the same score mark and bending the
pin
86 at the score mark. Optionally, 5.1 to 7.6 mm (2 to 3 inch) of the
pin
86 protrude laterally from the glenoid.
A sizer pin guide (not shown) may then be placed over the
guide pin
86. The sizer pin guide is used determine the optimal size augmented glenoid component for the patient's glenoid. Typically, a desired size of an augmented glenoid component covers as much of the glenoid surface as possible without overhanging the periphery of the bone surface.
The
anterior surface
88 of the patient's glenoid 84 is then reamed in a typical manner. In particular, a spherical reamer (not shown) is used over the
guide pin
86 to ream the
anterior surface
88 of the glenoid and create an even, concave surface from the superior edge of the glenoid 84 to the inferior edge of the glenoid 84. This reamed
surface
90 is the final surgically-prepared surface that contacts the anterior
medial surface
32 of the augmented
glenoid component
10 when it is implanted. If the spherical reamer used is smaller than the superior/inferior dimension of the augmented
glenoid component
10, a small amount of bone on the superior and/or inferior aspects of the anterior glenoid will remain. This remaining bone may be removed with a peripheral reamer (not shown). A hand burr (not shown) may be alternatively used to remove the remaining bone. The reamed
surface
90 of the patient's anterior glenoid 84 is shown in
FIG. 7
.
A depth gauge (not shown) may then be placed over the
guide pin
86. The contact and conformity between the back surface of the depth gauge and the prepared anterior
glenoid surface
90 is the determined. Further preparation of the bone may then be performed if the contact and conformity is not to the surgeon's satisfaction. The maximum depth of the posterior glenoid defect is measured by inserting a depth probe (not shown) through the depth gauge. Optionally, three holes in the posterior half of the depth gauge are provided so that three different locations and their respective depths can be evaluated. In most cases the greatest depth of the defect is on the posterior, inferior quadrant of the glenoid. Such an evaluation allows for implant selection (i.e., selection of a particularly sized augmented glenoid component 10). For example, if the maximum depth is 3 mm or less, an augmented
glenoid component
10 with a 3 mm augment (i.e., a 3 mm thick buttress 24) is needed. If the depth measured is between 3 mm and 5 mm, an augmented
glenoid component
10 with a 5 mm augment is needed. If the depth measured is between 5 mm and 7 mm, an augmented
glenoid component
10 with a 7 mm augment is needed. Optionally, if the depth measured is more than 7 mm, additional bone may need to be removed from the
anterior surface
88 of the patient's glenoid 84. In this case, the amount of additional bone to be removed is equal to the maximum defect minus 7 mm.
The appropriate size posterior preparation guide (not shown) is then placed over the
guide pin
86 so that it firmly and concentrically contacts the prepared anterior
glenoid surface
90. The posterior window in the guide defines the boundaries of the
posterior surface
94 of the glenoid 84 to be prepared to accept the buttress 24 of the augmented
glenoid component
10, and it can be used as a template for marking these boundaries with either a sterile pen or a bovie.
Once the boundaries of the buttress 24 have been marked, the posterior glenoid is surgically prepared. At the outset, a saw blade or other surgical tool may be used to create a
channel
92 in the midline of the patient's glenoid 84 in the superior/inferior direction. The
channel
92 is created parallel to the cutting surface of the guide. The depth of the
channel
92 is guided by the etch marks on the saw blade. For example, for a 3 mm augment, the saw blade should be advanced until the 3 mm etch mark is at the same level as the lateral surface of the posterior preparation guide. This creates a wall of bone in the centre of the glenoid 84 that serves as the perpendicular step between the anterior and posterior halves of the medial surface of the augmented
glenoid component
10. This wall of bone is a surgically prepared surface for alignment the
side surface
30 of the augmented
glenoid component
10. The
channel
92 is shown in
FIG. 7
. A hand burr (not shown) may then be used to remove any hard, subchondral bone on the
posterior surface
94 of the glenoid 84.
A reciprocating
rasp
50 sized to match the buttress 24 of the selected augmented
glenoid component
10 is then obtained from a number of differently-
sized rasps
50 and used to complete the posterior preparation. The
proximal end
54 of the tapered
shaft
52 of the selected reciprocating
rasp
50 is then secured within the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100. Once chucked, the rasp is advanced over the
guide pin
86. In particular, the
guide pin
86 is first advanced through the
guide ring
70 located proximate to the rasp's
cutting head
58 and thereafter the
guide ring
72 located proximate to the mid-portion of the rasp's tapered
shaft
52. Advancing the
guide pin
86 through the
rings
70, 72 aligns the rasp's
cutting head
58 with the marked boundaries of the
posterior surface
94 of the glenoid 84 (i.e., the portion of the
posterior surface
94 of the glenoid 84 that is to be surgically prepared to accept the buttress 24 of the augmented glenoid component 10). Centring the
guide pin
86 within the
rings
70, 72 also controls (i.e., guides) the trajectory of the reciprocating
rasp
50.
As shown in
FIG. 8
, once the reciprocating
rasp
50 is inserted over the
guide pin
86, the surgeon activates the
reciprocating power tool
100 and advances the
lead cutting surface
64 of the cutting
head
58 into contact with
posterior surface
94 of the glenoid 84. As the
rasp
50 is advanced inwardly toward the patient's glenoid 84, the reciprocating motion of the
rasp
50 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the leading
surface
96 of the depth stop 80 (see
FIGS. 4 to 6
) bottoms out on the reamed
anterior surface
90 of the patient's glenoid 84. This ensures the rasped posterior
glenoid surface
98 is prepared to the desired depth relative to the reamed anterior
glenoid surface
90. The rasped posterior
glenoid surface
98 is complete when the depth stop 80 of the
rasp
50 contacts the reamed
anterior surface
90 of the glenoid 84, so that the posterior preparation of the glenoid 84 is complete. The reciprocating
rasp
50 is then removed from the
guide pin
86.
A number of differently-
sized rasps
50 may be used to complete the rasped posterior
glenoid surface
98 instead of using a
single rasp
50. In particular, a number of progressively larger-
sized rasps
50 may be used to produce the desired final size. For example, initial rasping may be performed with a
rasp
50 having a relatively
small cutting head
58. Thereafter, one or more
additional rasps
50 having progressively larger cutting heads 58 may be used to perform subsequent rasping to form a larger cavity of the desired final size.
A bone preparation assessor (not shown), which is sized to mimic the medial surfaces of the selected augmented
glenoid component
10, is placed over the
guide pin
86 and used to determine whether the anterior reaming and posterior rasping of the bony surfaces was sufficient to accommodate the selected augmented
glenoid component
10. The bone preparation assessor generally makes full and concentric contact with the prepared glenoid surfaces. If high spots on the bone are preventing the bone preparation assessor from seating completely, an impactor, tamp, or other instrument may be inserted over the
guide pin
86 and used to make the prepared glenoid surfaces more conforming. The fit of the bone preparation assessor may then be assessed again.
A cannulated centre drill (not shown) of the appropriate length based on the step height of the
buttress
24 of the selected augmented
glenoid component
10 is inserted over the
guide pin
86. The drill is then used to prepare the glenoid 84 to accept the
anchor peg
34 of the augmented
glenoid component
10. The drill is advanced until it bottoms out on the reamed
anterior surface
90 of the glenoid 84. Once the centre hole for the
anchor peg
34 has been drilled, a pin puller or other instrument (not shown) is used to grasp and remove the
guide pin
86.
A peripheral drill guide (not shown) specific to the selected augmented
glenoid component
10 is inserted into the drilled centre hole. The holes for the stabilizing
pegs
38 are then drilled with the assistance of the drill guide.
An implant trial (not shown) is placed into the prepared glenoid, and its fit is assessed. Full and concentric contact between the medial side of the trial and the prepared surfaces of the bone is generally desired. If this is not the case, some or all of the prior bone preparation steps may be repeated. If the fit is adequate, the trial is removed.
Finely morselised bone retrieved during the glenoid preparation is used to create a "bone paste". This bone paste is interposed between the
fins
40 of the
anchor peg
34 of the augmented
glenoid component
10 to facilitate tissue integration. Bone cement, such as PMMA-based bone cement, is placed in the peripheral holes (for the stabilizing pegs 38) of the prepared glenoid 84 and pressurized using a fingertip. The augmented
glenoid component
10 is then inserted, and a glenoid impactor (not shown) is used to seat the
component
10 until there is complete contact with the perimeter of the glenoid 84. Pressure on the implanted
component
10 is maintained until the cement has hardened.
FIGS. 10 and 11
show a vault-filling (or simply, "vault")
glenoid component
110. The vault
glenoid component
110 includes a generally wedge-shaped
metal body
112 having a substantially planar
lateral surface
114. The
body
112 has an
anterior surface
116 and a
posterior surface
118 that extend medially away from the
lateral surface
114. The
anterior surface
116 and the
posterior surface
118 mate at a rounded
medial surface
120. A
superior surface
122 and an
inferior surface
124 also extend medially away from the
lateral surface
114 and mate at the rounded or pointed
medial surface
120.
The
body
112 of the vault
glenoid component
110 has a
cavity
126 formed within it. As discussed below, either a concave polymer bearing or a convex metal or ceramic head may be secured to the vault
glenoid component
110 once it is implanted in a patient's glenoid. Both of such components (i.e., the bearing and the metal head) include a locking feature that is positioned and locked in the
cavity
126.
As can be seen in
FIG. 11
, an
angled screw hole
128 is formed in the
inferior surface
124 of the vault
glenoid component
110. The
screw hole
128 opens into the
cavity
126. Another
screw hole
130 is formed in the rounded
medial surface
120 and likewise opens into the
cavity
126. As discussed below, the tips of bone screws are inserted through the
cavity
126, into the screw holes 128, 130, and then driven into bone tissue to secure the vault
glenoid component
110 to the patient's scapula.
The vault
glenoid component
110 is made of an implant grade metal such as stainless steel, a cobalt chromium alloy, or titanium or one of its alloys, although other metals or alloys may be used. Moreover, the bone contacting surfaces of the vault glenoid component have a
porous material
132 disposed thereon. Specifically, the
anterior surface
116,
posterior surface
118,
medial surface
120,
superior surface
122, and
inferior surface
124 are coated with the
porous material
132, with the
lateral surface
114 being substantially non-porous. The
porous material
132 is of the type commonly used in various orthopaedic components to enhance bone tissue ingrowth into the component.
Referring now to
FIGS. 12 to 14
, there is shown a
reciprocating rasp
150 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's glenoid to facilitate implantation of the complex geometry associated with the vault
glenoid component
110. The
rasp
150 includes a tapered
shaft
152 having a
proximal end
154 that, like the
rasp
50 described above, fits into the chuck of the reciprocating power tool 100 (see
FIGS. 15
and
16
). The
reciprocating rasp
150 also includes a wedge-shaped
cutting head
158 secured to the opposite,
distal end
156 of the
shaft
152. As discussed below, the geometry of the cutting
head
158 corresponds to the wedge-shaped geometry of the vault
glenoid component
110. The cutting
head
158 of the
reciprocating rasp
150 includes a plurality of cutting
teeth
160 that are similar in geometry to the cutting
teeth
60 of the reciprocating
rasp
50 described above. When the
rasp
150 is advanced to engage the glenoid vault of the patient's scapula with reciprocating motion, the cutting
teeth
160 of the
reciprocating rasp
150 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the scapula thereby gradually creating a cavity possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept wedge-shaped vault
glenoid component
110.
The cutting
head
158 includes a
lateral surface
162 which closely mimics the size and shape of the
lateral surface
114 of the vault
glenoid component
110. The cutting
head
158 also includes an
anterior cutting surface
164 which mimics the size and shape of the
anterior surface
116 of the vault
glenoid component
110, and a
posterior cutting surface
166 which mimics the size and shape of the
posterior surface
118 of the vault
glenoid component
110. The cutting surfaces 164, 166 extend away from the cutting head's
lateral surface
162 and mate at a rounded
lead cutting surface
168 that mimics the size and shape of the rounded
medial surface
120 of the vault
glenoid component
110. A
superior cutting surface
170 and an
inferior cutting surface
172 also extend medially away from the cutting head's
lateral surface
162 and mate at the
lead cutting surface
168. The
superior cutting surface
170 and the
inferior cutting surface
172 mimic the size and shape of the
superior surface
122 and the
inferior surface
124 of the vault
glenoid component
110, respectively. The cutting surfaces 164, 166, 168, 170, and 172 are defined by the outer surfaces of their cutting
teeth
160.
Like the reciprocating
rasp
50 described above with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 9
, the reciprocating
rasp
150 also includes an alignment member or feature that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, aligns the
rasp
150 to a
guide pin
186 during a surgical procedure. The alignment member or feature may be embodied as any of numerous different structures or openings which are configured to coordinate with a surgically-inserted
guide pin
186 to position the cutting
head
158 of the
rasp
150 in a desired location relative to the
guide pin
186. Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a guide pin.
Optionally, the alignment member or feature is embodied as an
elongated bore
174 that extends through the cutting
head
158 and into the shaft 152 (see
FIG. 14
). As can be seen in
FIGS. 13
and
14
, one
end
176 of the alignment bore 174 is defined in (i.e., opens through) the
lead cutting surface
168 of the cutting
head
158. Specifically, the
lead cutting surface
168 of the cutting
head
158 has a generally V-shaped
notch
178 formed in it. The
end
176 of the alignment bore 174 opens into the
notch
178. The
notch
178 provides clearance for the guide pin and functions as a lead-in for the guide pin during pin insertion.
The
opposite end
180 of the alignment bore 174 is located in the rasp's tapered
shaft
152 at a location between its
proximal end
154 and its
distal end
156. The
end
180 is located approximately in the middle of the
shaft
152 near where the shaft tapers down to its smaller diameter
proximal end
154. As shown in
FIG. 14
, the centre line of the alignment bore 174 and the longitudinal axis of the
reciprocating rasp
150 lie on the same line.
The portion of the tapered
shaft
152 containing the alignment bore 174 has a number of slotted openings or "viewing windows" 182 defined therein. The
viewing windows
182 allow the surgeon to visualize the guide pin as it is received in the
alignment bore
174. In doing so, the surgeon can ensure that the guide pin does not bottom out against the curved sidewall that forms the
interior end
180 of the
alignment bore
174.
Similarly to the reciprocating
rasp
50 described above, the
vault reciprocating rasp
150 may be embodied with a depth stop (not shown). The depth stop bottoms out on the surface of the patient's glenoid to ensure the patient's glenoid surface is prepared to the desired depth. The depth stop of the
vault reciprocating rasp
150 may take any of a number of different forms. For example, the depth stop may be embodied as one or more tabs, bars, flanges, other similar structures configured to bottom out on the surface of the patient's glenoid to prevent further penetration of the cutting
head
158. Optionally, the depth stop may embodied as a generally D-shaped bar (similar to the depth stop 80 of the rasp 50) that has its ends secured to the rasp's
cutting head
158. Such a configuration creates a window through which the surgeon can visualize the patient's glenoid surface without the surgeon's line of sight being obstructed by the depth stop.
FIGS. 15 to 17
show a surgical procedure in which the
reciprocating rasp
150 is used to prepare the patient's glenoid 184 for implantation of the vault
glenoid component
110. The surgical procedure begins with preoperative planning in which, amongst other things, a CT scan is obtained to plan the placement location and orientation of the vault
glenoid component
110. If the vault
glenoid component
110 is being implanted as part of a revision procedure, the CT scan may be omitted or substituted for another examination technique. With the preoperative planning complete, the patient's soft tissue is dissected and retracted in order to allow access to the glenoid. Full (i.e., 360°) exposure of the bony glenoid can be achieved.
As shown in
FIG. 15
, a
guide pin
186 is then inserted in the glenoid 184 in an orientation that will allow for proper placement of the centre of the vault
glenoid component
110. This can be accomplished using one of a number of different pin placement devices. The
guide pin
186 may be scored in locations along its length to allow for controlled breakage to adjust the length of the
pin
186 subsequent to being inserted. Specifically, at any point in the procedure, the
guide pin
186 can be shortened to a more desirable length by placing a handle just above a score mark and a needle driver just below the same score mark and bending the
pin
186 at the score mark. Optionally, 5.1 to 7.6 mm (2 to 3 inch) of the
pin
186 protrude laterally from the glenoid.
A vault sizer pin guide (not shown) may then be placed over the
guide pin
186 and used determine the optimal size
vault glenoid component
110 for the patient's glenoid. The periphery of the vault sizer pin guide defines the boundaries of the glenoid 184 to be prepared to accept the vault
glenoid component
110. As such, it can be used as a template for marking these boundaries with either a sterile pen or a bovie. The vault sizer also has a slot formed in it which extends in the superior/inferior direction along the centre of the sizer. A pen or bovie may be used to mark the bone using the slot as a template. As discussed below, a starter channel will be formed in the bone along the mark created with the slot.
Once the boundaries of the vault
glenoid implant
110 and the starter channel location have been marked, the glenoid 184 is surgically prepared. At the outset, a surgical burr or other surgical tool is used to create a
channel
192 in the patient's glenoid 184 that extends in the superior/inferior direction and corresponds generally to the width of the
lead cutting surface
168 of the cutting head 158 (see
FIG. 15
). The
channel
192 is devoid of the hard subchondral bone on the glenoid 184 and thereby facilitates advancement of the
reciprocating rasp
150.
A
reciprocating rasp
150 sized to match the selected vault
glenoid component
110 is then obtained from a number of differently-
sized rasps
150 and used to complete the glenoid preparation. The
proximal end
154 of the tapered
shaft
152 of the selected
reciprocating rasp
150 is then secured within the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100. Once chucked, the rasp is advanced over the
guide pin
186. In particular, the V-shaped
notch
178 formed in the rasp's
cutting head
158 is advanced over the end of the
guide pin
186 so that the
guide pin
186 enters the alignment bore 174 where it can be visualized by the surgeon through the
viewing windows
182. Advancing the alignment bore 174 over the
guide pin
186 aligns the rasp's
cutting head
158 with the marked boundaries of the glenoid 184 (i.e., the portion of the glenoid 184 that is to be surgically prepared to accept the vault glenoid component 110). Advancing alignment bore 174 over the
guide pin
186 also guides the reciprocating trajectory of the
reciprocating rasp
150.
As shown in
FIG. 16
, once the
reciprocating rasp
150 is inserted over the
guide pin
186, the surgeon activates the
reciprocating power tool
100 and advances the
lead cutting surface
168 of the cutting
head
158 into contact with the glenoid 184. As the
rasp
150 is advanced inwardly toward the patient's glenoid 184, the reciprocating motion of the
rasp
150 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the
lateral surface
162 of the cutting
head
158 is substantially flush with the bone of the glenoid 184 remaining outside the marked boundaries (i.e., the bone of the glenoid that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 150). When the
lateral surface
162 of the cutting
head
158 is flush with the remaining bone in such a manner, the rasping preparation of the glenoid 184 is complete - i.e., the rasped
glenoid surface
196 has been completed (see
FIG. 17
). The
reciprocating rasp
150 is then removed from the
guide pin
186.
A number of differently-
sized rasps
150 may be used to complete the rasped posterior
glenoid surface
196 instead of using a
single rasp
150. In particular, a number of progressively larger-
sized rasps
150 may be used to produce the desired final size. For example, initial rasping may be performed with a
rasp
150 having a relatively
small cutting head
158. Thereafter, one or more
additional rasps
150 having progressively larger cutting heads 158 maybe used to perform subsequent rasping to form a larger cavity of the desired final size.
A bone tamp (not shown) which is sized to mimic the geometry of the selected vault
glenoid component
110, is placed over the
guide pin
186 and used to compact bone graft into any cavities that remain in the wall of the glenoid vault. Because of its geometry, the bone tamp also functions as a trial vault component. The bone tamp is then removed from the
guide pin
186. Thereafter, a pin puller or other instrument (not shown) is used to grasp and remove the
guide pin
186.
The vault
glenoid component
110 is then inserted into the rasped
glenoid surface
196. A glenoid impactor (not shown) is used to seat the
component
110 until there is complete contact with the perimeter of the rasped
glenoid surface
196.
A drill guide (not shown) is then inserted into the
cavity
126 of the implanted vault
glenoid component
110. The drill guide is configured to guide the drilling direction with respect to the
screw hole
128 formed in the
inferior surface
124 of the vault
glenoid component
110 and the
screw hole
130 formed in the rounded
medial surface
120. Once positioned in the
cavity
126 of the implanted vault
glenoid component
110, the surgeon uses the drill guide to drill pilot holes for both of the two screws to be inserted in the vault
glenoid component
110. The drill guide is removed, and a screwdriver is used to insert and seat a bone screw in each of the screw holes 128, 130 thereby securing the vault
glenoid component
110 to the bone tissue of the patient's scapula.
A peripheral reamer (not shown) is then used to remove any peripheral bone. This provides clearance for a bearing or prosthetic head to be installed in the implanted
vault component
110. Thereafter, either an anatomic trial bearing (not shown) or a metaglene/ glenosphere trial combination (not shown) can be inserted into the
cavity
126 of the implanted vault
glenoid component
110 for trialing purposes. Once a desired fit is achieved, the trial components are removed and a corresponding sized implant bearing or prosthetic head is locked to the implanted vault
glenoid component
110.
FIGS. 18 to 20
show an acetabular augment
component
210 which may be implanted into the acetabulum of a patient's hip to replace diseased or degenerated bone tissue to facilitate the implantation of an acetabular cup. As will be discussed in detail below, a number of reciprocating rasps may be used during surgical preparation of the bone tissue to received the acetabular augment
component
210.
The acetabular augment
component
210 includes a
curved metal body
212 having a substantially planar
lateral surface
214. The
body
212 has curved
medial surface
220 that extends from one end of the
lateral surface
214 to the other. The
body
212 generally forms the shape of a half hemisphere so that it is approximately the shape of half of a hemispherically-shaped acetabular cup. The
body
212 of the
acetabular component
210 has a
cavity
226 formed in it. As will be discussed below in more detail, a prosthetic acetabular cup is secured to the acetabular augment
component
210 within the
cavity
226 once it is implanted in a patient's acetabulum.
A pair of screw holes 228 is formed in the
lateral surface
214 of the acetabular augment
component
210. The screw holes 228 open into the curved
medial surface
220. Another pair of screw holes 230 are likewise formed in the curved
medial surface
220 and open into the
cavity
226. As discussed below, bone screws are inserted through the screw holes 228, 230, and thereafter driven into bone tissue to secure the acetabular augment
component
210 to the patient's hip bone.
The acetabular augment
component
210 is made of an implant grade metal such as stainless steel, a cobalt chromium alloy, or titanium or one of its alloys, although other metals or alloys may be used. Optionally, at least part of the acetabular augment
component
210 has a porous metallic structure. As such, the outer surfaces of the acetabular augment
component
210 are porous (i.e., the outer surfaces include a plurality of pores 232), although, in some embodiments, the
lateral surface
214 may be smooth. Such porous outer surfaces enhance tissue ingrowth and facilitate the attachment of an acetabular cup to the acetabular augment
component
210. In other embodiments, the acetabular augment
component
210 may be embodied as a solid metal structure with a porous material on its outer surfaces. Such a porous material may be of the type commonly used in various orthopaedic components to enhance bone tissue ingrowth into the component.
FIGS. 21 to 23
show a
reciprocating rasp
250 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's acetabulum to facilitate implantation of the complex geometry associated with the acetabular augment
component
210. The
reciprocating rasp
250 includes a cutting
head
258 that is coupled to the
distal end
256 of a removable shaft 252 (see
FIGS. 25 and 26
). The
shaft
252 may be used as a hand tool, or, alternatively, may have its
proximal end
254 secured to the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100. As discussed below, the geometry of the cutting
head
258 corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular augment
component
210. The cutting
head
258 of the
reciprocating rasp
250 includes a plurality of cutting
teeth
260 that are similar in geometry to the cutting
teeth
60, 160 of the respective reciprocating rasps 50, 150 described above. When the
rasp
250 is advanced into engagement with the acetabulum of the patient's hip bone with reciprocating motion, the cutting
teeth
260 of the
reciprocating rasp
250 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the hip bone thereby gradually creating a cavity possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept the acetabular augment
component
210.
Like the acetabular augment
component
210, the cutting
head
258 generally forms the shape of a half hemisphere, so that it is approximately the shape of half of a hemispherically-shaped acetabular cup. The cutting
head
258 includes a
lateral surface
262 having a
posterior surface
266 extending medially therefrom. A curved
medial cutting surface
268 that mimics the geometry of the curved
medial surface
220 of the acetabular augment
component
210 mates with both the
lateral surface
262 of the cutting
head
258 and its
posterior surface
266. The curved
medial cutting surface
268 is defined by the outer surfaces of their cutting
teeth
260.
The cutting
head
258 has a
coupling bore
264 defined within it. As can be seen from the cross section of
FIG. 22
, the coupling bore 264 extends into the body of the cutting
head
258 from its
lateral surface
262. An
annular channel
270 is defined in the cutting
head
258 at a location between the
lateral surface
262 and the bottom of the coupling bore 264 and hence forms a mid-portion of the
coupling bore
264. As discussed below, the geometry of the
distal end
256 of the
removable shaft
252 engages the sidewalls of the
annular channel
266 to couple the
removable shaft
252 to the cutting
head
258.
Like the reciprocating rasps 50, 150 described above with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 17
, the reciprocating
rasp
250 also includes an alignment member or feature that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, aligns the
rasp
250 during a surgical procedure. However, unlike the reciprocating rasps 50, 150 described above with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 17
, the reciprocating
rasp
250 aligns with a portion of a surgical trial instrument 276 (see
FIG. 24
) rather than with a guide pin. The alignment member or feature may be embodied as any of numerous different structures or features which are configured to coordinate with
trial instrument
276 to position the cutting
head
258 of the
rasp
250 in a desired location relative to the trial instrument. Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more grooves, tracks, sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a complimentary structure or feature formed on the trial instrument.
In the device shown in the drawings, the alignment member or feature is embodied as an
elongated groove
274 that is formed in the
posterior surface
266 of the cutting
head
258. As can be seen in
FIG. 24
, the
trial instrument
276 includes an
elongated tongue
278 formed in its
anterior surface
280. During rasping of the patient's acetabulum, the
tongue
278 is positioned in the
groove
274 of the
rasp
250 so as to establish and to maintain the alignment of the rasp. Unlike traditional hemispherically-shaped trial acetabular instruments, the
trial instrument
276 includes a body having the shape of a partial hemisphere. In other words, it approximates the shape of a blunted hemispherically-shaped trial. As such, its
anterior surface
280 is planar with the
tongue
278 extending therefrom. A curved
outer surface
282 mates with the
anterior surface
280. The curvature of the
outer surface
282 is hemispherical so that the outer surface defines a true hemisphere that has been intersected by a plane (the plane being the anterior surface 280).
FIGS. 25 and 26
show the
removable shaft
252, having a
handle
284 that is gripped by a surgeon during manipulation of the
rasp
250. A
release lever
286 is positioned near the
handle
284 and is used by the surgeon to selectively couple one of the cutting heads 258 to the
shaft
252. In particular, the
release lever
286 is mechanically coupled to an
elongated pin
288 that extends through a
bore
290 defined in the shaft. The
pin
288 has a tapered
distal end
292 that engages the
distal end
256 of the
shaft
252. The
distal end
256 of the
shaft
252 is defined by a pair of opposing
jaws
294. The
inner surfaces
296 of the
jaws
294 are tapered at an angle that corresponds with the geometry of the tapered
distal end
292 of the
pin
288. As such, when fully extended, the tapered
distal end
292 engages the tapered
inner surfaces
296 of the
jaws
294 thereby urging the
jaws
294 outwardly away from one another. However, when the
release lever
286 is depressed, the
pin
288 is retracted (i.e., its
distal end
292 is moved in the direction away from the
distal end
256 of the shaft 252), allowing the
jaws
294 to be deflected or otherwise moved inwardly toward one another. In particular, when the
pin
288 is retracted, its tapered
distal end
292 disengages the tapered
inner surfaces
296 of the
jaws
294 allowing the
jaws
294 to deflect inwardly toward the centre of the shaft.
As shown in
FIG. 27
, with the
release lever
286 depressed, the
shaft
252 may be advanced into the coupling bore 264 of the cutting
head
258 of the
rasp
250. Because the
pin
288 is retracted, the
jaws
294 of the
distal end
256 of the
shaft
252 are permitted to deflect toward one another and hence enter the
coupling bore
264. Once a
depth stop
298 formed on the
distal end
256 of the
shaft
252 contacts the
lateral surface
262 of the cutting
head
258, the surgeon releases the
release lever
286.
When the
release lever
286 is released, the
pin
288 is extended thereby causing its tapered
distal end
292 to engage the tapered
inner surfaces
296 of the
jaws
294. This urges the
jaws
294 outwardly away from one another thereby causing an
annular ring
302 formed on the outer surface of the
jaws
294 to be received into the
annular channel
270 of the cutting head's
coupling bore
264. When positioned in its fully extended position, the tapered
distal end
292 prevents the
inner surfaces
296 of the
jaws
294 from moving inwardly thereby locking the
removable shaft
252 to the cutting
head
258. The
shaft
252 may be subsequently removed by the surgeon by pressing the
release lever
286 to allow the
jaws
294 to retract when the
shaft
252 is pulled away from the cutting
head
258.
As described above, the
removable shaft
252 may be quickly coupled to, and decoupled from, various cutting heads 258 (or even other surgical instruments). As discussed below, such a feature allows a number of different cutting heads 258 to be used in a progressive rasping technique.
FIGS. 29 to 34
illustrate a surgical procedure in which the
reciprocating rasp
250 is used to surgically prepare the patient's
acetabulum
304 for implantation of the acetabular augment
component
210. The surgical procedure begins with preoperative planning in which, amongst other things, a number of X-ray images are obtained to plan the placement location and orientation of the acetabular augment
component
210. If the acetabular augment
component
210 is being implanted as part of a revision procedure, the use of X-rays may be omitted or substituted for another examination technique. With the preoperative planning complete, the patient's soft tissue is dissected and retracted in order to allow access to the
acetabulum
304. Full (i.e., 360°) exposure of the bony acetabulum is typically achieved.
A sizer guide or other similar instrument is then used to determine the appropriate size of acetabular implant (i.e., cup) to be implanted. A 62 mm acetabular cup (and associated 62 mm acetabular augment component) are used in the described procedure. Such components have a 62 mm outer diameter ("OD"). Other sizes of implants can be used.
Once the final implant size is determined, the patient's acetabulum is reamed in a typical manner. In particular, a spherical reamer (not shown) is used to ream the acetabular surface of the patient's hip bone to create hemispherically-shaped reamed
surface
306 as shown in
FIG. 29
. In the case of implantation of a 62 mm acetabular cup, a spherical reamer having a 61 mm OD is used. This reamed
surface
306 is the final surgically-prepared surface that contacts a portion of the acetabular cup when it is implanted.
As shown in
FIG. 30
, an appropriately
sized trial instrument
276 is then inserted into the reamed
surface
306. In the exemplary case of implantation of a 62 mm acetabular cup described herein, a
trial instrument
276 having a 61 mm OD is used. As can be seen in
FIG. 30
, the
trial instrument
276 is positioned in the reamed
surface
306 in an orientation in which the instrument's
elongated tongue
278 faces the general direction of the diseased or deteriorated
bone tissue
308 of the hip bone (i.e., the bone tissue that is to be removed and replaced with the acetabular augment component 210).
As shown in
FIG. 31
, the reciprocating
rasp
250 is then used to remove the diseased or deteriorated
bone tissue
308 of the hip bone. To do so, a number of progressively larger-sized cutting heads 258 are used until the desired final size is achieved. For example, in the case of implantation of a 62 mm acetabular augment
component
210 described herein, initial rasping is performed with a cutting
head
258 having a 50 mm OD is used. To do so, the surgeon first secures the 50
mm cutting head
258 to the
removable shaft
252 by pressing the
release lever
286 and inserting the
jaws
294 of the
distal end
256 of the shaft into the coupling bore 264 of the 50
mm cutting head
258 in the manner described above with reference to
FIGS. 27 and 28
. With the 50
mm cutting head
258 coupled to the
shaft
252, the surgeon then advances the
rasp
250 toward the
trial instrument
276 positioned in the reamed
surface
306. The surgeon positions the
rasp
250 such that the
elongated tongue
278 formed in the
anterior surface
280 of the
trial instrument
276 is received into the
groove
274 of the 50
mm cutting head
258 so as to establish and to maintain alignment of the
rasp
250 relative to the
trial instrument
276.
Once the
elongated tongue
278 is received into the
groove
274 of the 50
mm cutting head
258, the surgeon activates the reciprocating power tool 100 (if the
rasp
250 is being powered by the
power tool
100 as opposed to manual operation of the
shaft
252 by means of its handle 284) and advances the lead cutting surface of the 50
mm cutting head
258 into contact with the patient's
acetabulum
304. As shown in
FIG. 32
, as the
rasp
250 is advanced inwardly toward the patient's
acetabulum
304, the reciprocating motion of the
rasp
250 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the
upper edge
310 of the
lateral surface
262 of the cutting
head
258 is substantially flush with the bone of the patient's
acetabulum
304 remaining outside of the rasped surface (i.e., the bone of the acetabulum that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 250). When the
upper edge
310 of the
lateral surface
262 of the cutting
head
258 is flush with the remaining bone in such a manner, the rasping preparation of the
acetabulum
304 with the 50
mm cutting head
258 is complete.
The 50
mm cutting head
258 is then separated from the
trial instrument
276 and decoupled from the
removable shaft
252. Thereafter, a 54
mm cutting head
258 is secured to the
removable shaft
252 and the rasping procedure is repeated. The rasping procedure is then performed again with a 58 mm cutting head, and finally with a 62 mm cutting head. Once done, a prepared augment
surface
312 of the desired size (i.e., 62 mm in the described embodiment) has been formed, as shown in
FIG. 33
.
Once the bone has been prepared in such a manner, the acetabular augment
component
210 is then implanted. In the described procedure, a 62 mm acetabular augment
component
210 is first positioned in the prepared augment
surface
312 in the desired position. The acetabular augment
component
210 may be temporarily pinned in place by inserting pins (not shown) through a pair of pin holes 314 formed in the component 210 (see
FIGS. 18 and 19
). Once pinned in place, the acetabular augment
component
210 is screwed to the patient's hip bone. In particular, bone screws are inserted through the screw holes 228, 230 formed in the acetabular augment
component
210 and thereafter driven into the surrounding bone tissue. The pins may then be removed. The implanted acetabular augment
component
210 is shown fully implanted in
FIG. 34
.
Once the 62 mm acetabular augment
component
210 has been implanted, a 62mm acetabular cup (not shown) may then be implanted. The acetabular cup is positioned in the hemispherically-shaped cavity formed by the reamed
surface
306 of the patient's
acetabulum
304 and the acetabular augment
component
210. The acetabular cup may be secured to the surrounding bone tissue with bone screws or cement or a combination of the two. Bone cement may also be used to secure the acetabular cup to the acetabular augment
component
210. Moreover, screws may be inserted through the acetabular cup and driven into a self-tapping slot 316 formed in the acetabular augment
component
210. This completes implantation of the acetabular cup.
It should be appreciated that the
reciprocating rasp
250 may take on different forms. For example, instead of a
removable shaft
252, each of the cutting heads 258 may have a shaft secured to it in a similar manner to the
rasps
50, 150. The cutting
head
258 may also be embodied with a depth stop that bottoms out on the
trial instrument
276 or other structure when the
rasp
250 has reached a desired depth. Moreover, the location of the alignment features of the
trial instrument
276 and the cutting
head
258 may be interchanged. For example, the groove may be formed in the
trial instrument
276, with the tongue being formed on the cutting
head
258.
The surgical procedure may also be altered such that fewer or more rasps are used. For example, 4 mm increments or other may be used instead of 2 mm increments. In some cases, a single rasping of the desired final size may be performed.
Another embodiment of a
reciprocating rasp
350 that may be used for the surgical preparation of the patient's acetabulum to facilitate implantation of the acetabular augment
component
210 is shown in
FIGS. 35 and 36
. As discussed below, the reciprocating
rasp
350 is designed as a finishing tool to form the final surgical surface, with some of the initial bone removal being performed with other instruments. The
reciprocating rasp
350 includes a cutting
head
358 that is coupled to the
distal end
356 of a
shaft
352. The
shaft
352 has a
proximal end
354 that may be secured to the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100. As discussed below, the geometry of the cutting
head
358 corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular augment
component
210. The cutting
head
358 of the
reciprocating rasp
250 includes a plurality of cutting
teeth
360 that are similar in geometry to the cutting
teeth
60, 160, 260 of the respective reciprocating rasps 50, 150, 250 described above. When the
rasp
350 is advanced into engagement with the acetabulum of the patient's hip bone with reciprocating motion, the cutting
teeth
360 of the
reciprocating rasp
350 abrade or otherwise cut the bone tissue of the hip bone thereby creating a finished cavity possessing the geometry (i.e., the shape) required to accept the acetabular augment
component
210.
The cutting
head
358 is generally seashell-shaped and approximates the backside geometry of the acetabular augment
component
210. As such, the cutting
head
358 is generally D-shaped when viewed from above (see
FIG. 35
). The cutting
head
358 includes a
lateral surface
362 having an
anterior surface
364 and a
posterior surface
366 extending medially therefrom. A curved
medial cutting surface
368 that mimics the geometry of the curved
medial surface
220 of the acetabular augment
component
210 extends medially away from the
lateral surface
362 of the cutting
head
358 and mates with the
anterior surface
364 and the
posterior surface
366 at
lead cutting surface
370. The curved
medial cutting surface
368 is defined by the outer surfaces of its cutting
teeth
360. As shown in
FIG. 36
, when viewed from the side, the
lateral surface
362 of the cutting
head
358 is generally C-shaped. Since the
lead cutting surface
370 is generally linear, the curved
medial surface
368 forms a tapered surface when viewed from the side.
Like the other rasps described herein, the reciprocating
rasp
350 may be made of any suitable material, including medical-grade metals. In addition, since it is primarily a finishing tool, the reciprocating
rasp
350 may be made from a rigid polymer such as a polyaryetheretherketone (PEEK). In such a configuration, the
rasp
350 may be used as a disposable instrument.
FIGS. 37
and
38
illustrate a surgical procedure in which the
reciprocating rasp
350 is used to surgically prepare the patient's
acetabulum
304 for implantation of the acetabular augment
component
210. The surgical procedure is essentially the same as the surgical procedure described above with reference to
FIGS. 29 to 34
except for the formation of the prepared augment
surface
312. As such, the preoperative procedure and reaming procedure is the same and produces a reamed
surface
306 similar to as shown in
FIG. 29
. However, instead of the
trial instrument
276 of
FIG. 30
, a traditional (hemispherically-shaped)
acetabular trial instrument
376 is inserted into the reamed
surface
306, as shown in
FIG. 37
. In the case of implantation of a 62 mm acetabular cup described herein, a 61
mm trial instrument
376 is used (i.e., a traditional trial instrument with a 61 mm OD).
The surgeon then uses a surgical burr or other instrument (not shown) to perform an initial, "rough" removal of the diseased or deteriorated
bone tissue
308 of the hip bone (i.e., the bone tissue that is to be removed and replaced with the acetabular augment component 210). As can be seen in
FIG. 37
, after such burring, the diseased or deteriorated
bone tissue
308 proximate to the finished surface remains for removal by the reciprocating
rasp
350.
As shown in
FIG. 38
, the reciprocating
rasp
350 is then used to remove the remainder of the diseased or deteriorated
bone tissue
308 of the hip bone. To do so, a
rasp
350 with an appropriately-
sized cutting head
358 is placed in the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100. For example, in the case of implantation of a 62 mm acetabular augment
component
210, a reciprocating rasp with a cutting
head
358 having a 62 mm OD is used. As shown in
FIG. 38
,
anterior surface
364 and the
posterior surface
366 of the cutting
head
358 are positioned in contact with the outer surface of the
trial instrument
376. During rasping, the
anterior surface
364 and the
posterior surface
366 remain in contact with the outer surface of the
trial instrument
376. In such a way, the trial instrument's outer surface functions as an alignment feature for guiding the
rasp
350 during bone removal.
The surgeon then activates the
reciprocating power tool
100 and advances the
lead cutting surface
370 of the cutting
head
358 into contact with the patient's
acetabulum
304. As shown in
FIG. 38
, as the
rasp
350 is advanced inwardly toward the patient's
acetabulum
304, the reciprocating motion of the
rasp
350 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the
lateral surface
362 of the cutting
head
358 is substantially flush with the bone of the patient's
acetabulum
304 remaining outside of the rasped surface (i.e., the bone of the acetabulum that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 350). When the
lateral surface
362 of the cutting
head
358 is flush with the remaining bone in such a manner, the rasping preparation of the
acetabulum
304 is complete and hence a prepared augment
surface
312 of the desired size (for example, 62 mm in the described procedure) has been formed. The prepared augment
surface
312 formed by the reciprocating
rasp
350 is similar to as shown in
FIG. 33
.
Once the bone has been prepared in such a manner, the acetabular augment
component
210 is then implanted in a manner similar to as described above with reference to
FIGS. 33
and
34
. The acetabular cup is then implanted in a similar to as described above.
FIGS. 39 to 40
show a coupling mechanism that may be used to couple the reciprocating rasps to a hand tool (for example, a removable shaft such as shown in
FIG. 41
) or a power tool (for example, the reciprocating power tool 100). For example, as shown in
FIG. 39
, the
shaft
352 of the
reciprocating rasp
350 may have a
male connector
402. The
male connector
402 includes a hex-shaped
body
404 that is separated from a tapered lead-in
surface
406 by an
annular channel
408. The
male connector
402 mates with a female connector 410 (see
FIGS. 41 and 42
). As shown in
FIG. 41
, the
female connector
410 may be secured to the end of the
removable shaft
352. Alternatively, the
female connector
410 may form the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100.
The
female connector
410 includes a hex-shaped
cavity
412 that is sized to be slightly larger than the hex-shaped
body
404 of the
male connector
402. As such, the hex-shaped
body
404 of the
male connector
402 may be received into the hex-shaped
cavity
412 of the
female connector
410. As shown in
FIG. 41
, the
female connector
410 also includes a number of spring-loaded
jaws
414 positioned in the hex-shaped
cavity
412. The
jaws
414 are spring biassed inwardly toward one another.
To couple the
reciprocating rasp
350 to the
female connector
410, the free end of the
male connector
402 is inserted into the hex-shaped
cavity
412 of the
female connector
410 with its sides aligned with the sides of the cavity. As the
male connector
402 is inserted, the faces of its hex-shaped
body
404 align with the faces of the hex-shaped
cavity
412 of the
female connector
410. The tapered lead-in
surface
406 of the
male connector
402 forces the spring-loaded
jaws
414 away from one another to permit the
male connector
402 to fully seat in the
female connector
410. Once the
jaws
414 have cleared the tapered lead-in
surface
406, the spring-loaded
jaws
414 are urged toward one another into the
annular channel
408 thereby locking the
male connector
402 to the
female connector
410.
The
female connector
410 also includes a sliding
collar
416 that is operable to release the
male connector
402. In particular, when a surgeon slides the
collar
416 away from the rasp 350 (for example, in a direction toward the handle of the removable shaft of
FIG. 41
), the spring-loaded
jaws
414 are urged away from one another and out of the
annular channel
408 of the
male connector
402. This unlocks the
rasp
350 and allows it to be pulled out of the
female connector
410.
As shown in
FIG. 40
, the cutting
head
258 of the
reciprocating rasp
250 may be secured to the
distal end
256 of a
removable shaft
252 by use of the same type of
male connector
402. As such, it may also be secured to the chuck of a
reciprocating power tool
100 that is equipped with the
female connector
410.
As shown in
FIG. 41
, the
proximal end
254 of the
removable shaft
252 may be embodied to include a
male connector
402. In such a way, it may be secured to the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100 that includes a
female connector
410. In such a configuration, the
removable shaft
252 may function as both a hand tool and an extension for securing one of the
rasps
250, 350 to the
reciprocating power tool
100. Because both the hand tool (i.e., the removable shaft 252) and the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100 utilize the same
female connector
410, the
rasps
250, 350 equipped with the
male connector
402 may be interchangeably coupled to either tool.
Another embodiment of a
female connector
510 for coupling to a rasp is shown in
FIGS. 43 to 45
. The
female connector
510 may be secured to the end of the
removable shaft
352. Alternatively, the
female connector
510 may form the chuck of the
reciprocating power tool
100. Like the
female connector
410 described above, the
female connector
510 includes a hex-shaped
cavity
512 that is sized to be slightly larger than the hex-shaped
body
404 of the
male connector
402. As such, the hex-shaped
body
404 of the
male connector
402 may be received into the hex-shaped
cavity
512 of the
female connector
510. As shown in
FIGS. 43 to 45
, the
female connector
510 includes a spring-loaded
button
514. The
end
516 of the
button
514 extending into the hex-shaped
cavity
512 includes a teardrop-shaped
opening
518.
To couple one of the reciprocating rasps to the
female connector
510, the free end of the
male connector
402 is inserted into the hex-shaped
cavity
512 of the
female connector
510 with its sides aligned with the sides of the cavity. As the
male connector
402 is inserted, the faces of its hex-shaped
body
404 align with the faces of the hex-shaped
cavity
512 of the
female connector
510. The tapered lead-in
surface
406 of the
male connector
402 forces the spring-loaded
button
514 downwardly (as shown in
FIGS. 44 and 45
) to permit the
male connector
402 to fully seat in the
female connector
510. Once the centre of the spring-loaded
button
514 has cleared the tapered lead-in
surface
406, the spring-loaded
button
514 is urged upwardly (as shown viewed in
FIGS. 44 and 45
) such that a locking
flange
520 of the button is received into the
annular channel
408 to lock the
male connector
402 to the
female connector
510.
The spring-loaded
button
514 is operable to release the
male connector
402. In particular, when a surgeon pushes the
outer surface
522 of the spring-loaded
button
514, the locking
flange
520 of the
button
514 is urged downwardly (as shown in
FIGS. 44 and 45
) and out of the
annular channel
408 of the
male connector
402. This unlocks the rasp and allows it to be pulled out of the
female connector
510.
FIGS. 46 to 49
show a
spacer block
550 that may be used with the
reciprocating rasp
250. The
spacer block
550 is used to reduce the number of
different rasps
250 that are required to complete a surgical procedure. In particular, the
spacer block
550 may be used instead of a number of progressively larger-sized cutting heads 258 to produce the desired final size. For example, initial rasping may be performed with a cutting
head
258 having a 50 mm OD. Thereafter, instead of replacing the 50
mm cutting head
258 with a larger one to perform a subsequent rasping, the
spacer block
550 may be installed on the
trial instrument
276 and the 50
mm cutting head
258 used again to make a larger cavity.
Like the
surgical rasp
250 and the
trial instrument
276, the
spacer block
550 also includes alignment guides in the form of members or features that, as will be discussed below in greater detail, align the
rasp
250 during a surgical procedure. The alignment member or feature may be embodied as any of numerous different structures or features which are configured to coordinate with the
trial instrument
276 to position the cutting
head
258 of the
rasp
250 in a desired location relative to the trial instrument. Examples of structures that may function as the alignment member include one or more grooves, tracks, sleeves, rings, cannulated bosses, cylinders, guides, hooks, or any other similar structure capable of receiving a complimentary structure or feature formed on the trial instrument.
Optionally, the
spacer block
550 has an elongated
groove
574 formed in the posterior surface 566 (see
FIGS. 47 and 49
) of its
body
552. As can be seen in
FIGS. 46 and 49
, the
spacer block
550 includes an
elongated tongue
578 formed in the
anterior surface
580 of its
body
552. During rasping of the patient's acetabulum, the
groove
574 of the
spacer block
550 is received into the
tongue
278 of the
trial instrument
276, and the
tongue
578 of the
spacer block
550 is positioned in the
groove
274 of the
rasp
250 thereby establishing and maintaining the alignment of the rasp.
As can be seen in
FIGS. 46 and 48
, the
elongated tongue
578 of the spacer block has a tapered
tip
582. The tapered
tip
582 eases insertion of the
elongated tongue
578 into the
elongated groove
274 of the
rasp
250. It should be appreciated that the
elongated tongue
278 of the
trial instrument
276 may be embodied with such a tapered
tip
582.
As shown in
FIG. 47
, the
elongated groove
574 has a flared
open end
584. Like the tapered
tip
582 of the
elongated tongue
578, the flared
open end
584 eases insertion of the
elongated tongue
278 of the
trial instrument
276 into the
elongated groove
574. As shown in
FIG. 50
, the cutting
head
256 of the
rasp
250 may be embodied with such a flared
open end
584.
The
spacer block
550 may have any of a number of different thicknesses to facilitate progressive rasping in different sizes. It should also be appreciated that multiple spacer blocks 550 may be used at the same time to create different rasping sizes.
FIGS. 51
and
52
illustrate a surgical procedure using the
spacer block
550. As shown in
FIG. 51
, the reciprocating
rasp
250 is being used to remove the diseased or deteriorated
bone tissue
308 of the hip bone. The
spacer block
550 has been installed on the
trial instrument
276. In particular, the
spacer block
550 has been positioned such that the
tongue
278 of the
trial instrument
276 has been inserted into the
groove
574 of the
spacer block
550 thereby securing the
spacer block
550 to the
trial instrument
276. With the
appropriate cutting head
258 coupled to the
shaft
252, the surgeon then advances the
rasp
250 toward the
trial instrument
276 positioned in the reamed
surface
306. The surgeon positions the
rasp
250 such that the
elongated tongue
578 formed in the
anterior surface
580 of the
spacer block
550 is received into the
groove
274 of the cutting
head
258 thereby establishing and maintaining alignment of the
rasp
250 relative to the
trial instrument
276.
Once the
elongated tongue
578 of the
spacer block
550 is received in the
groove
274 of the cutting
head
258, the surgeon activates the reciprocating power tool 100 (if the
rasp
250 is being powered by the
power tool
100 as opposed to manual operation of the
shaft
252 using its handle 284) and advances the lead cutting surface of the cutting
head
258 into contact with the patient's
acetabulum
304. As shown in
FIG. 52
, as the
rasp
250 is advanced inwardly toward the patient's
acetabulum
304, the reciprocating motion of the
rasp
250 abrades the bone and continues to remove bone until the
upper edge
310 of the
lateral surface
262 of the cutting
head
258 is substantially flush with the bone of the patient's
acetabulum
304 remaining outside of the rasped surface (i.e., the bone of the acetabulum that is not intended to be removed by the rasp 250). When the
upper edge
310 of the
lateral surface
262 of the cutting
head
258 is flush with the remaining bone in such a manner, the rasping preparation of the
acetabulum
304 with that
particular cutting head
258 is complete.
The surgeon may then install another
spacer block
550 on the existing spacer block and rasp the bone a subsequent time. Alternatively, the surgeon may swap the
spacer block
550 for a larger one. Yet further, the surgeon may use a
larger cutting head
256 with or without a
spacer block
550.
It is contemplated that numerous different types of coupling mechanisms may be used with the reciprocating rasps described above. Modifications of the coupling mechanisms are contemplated. For example, the
male connector
402 may be used in the design of a hand tool or chuck of a power tool with the rasp having a corresponding
female connector
410.

Claims (10)

A reciprocating rasp surgical instrument for use in the surgical preparation of an acetabulum of a patient prior to implantation of a prosthetic acetabular component, the reciprocating rasp comprising:
a shaft having a first end configured to be secured in a chuck of a reciprocating tool, and

a cutting head secured to a second end of the shaft, the cutting head comprising (i) a cutting surface having a plurality of cutting teeth arranged in a geometry that corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular component, and (ii) an alignment guide that is devoid of cutting teeth and configured to cooperate with a complimentary alignment guide of an acetabular trial instrument.
The reciprocating rasp surgical instrument of claim 1, in which the cutting head has a half-hemisphere shape and has (i) a lateral surface, (ii) a posterior surface extending medially from the lateral surface, both the lateral surface and the posterior surface being devoid of cutting teeth, and (iii) a curved medial cutting surface that mates with both the lateral surface the posterior surface, and in which the alignment guide comprises an elongated groove formed in the posterior surface of the cutting head.
The reciprocating rasp surgical instrument of claim 2, in which the elongated groove is configured to receive a tongue of the acetabular trial instrument.
The reciprocating rasp surgical instrument of claim 1, in which the shaft is detachable from the cutting head.
The reciprocating rasp surgical instrument of claim 1, in which the cutting head comprises (i) a lateral surface, (ii) an anterior surface and a posterior surface extending medially from the lateral surface, (iii) a curved medial cutting surface extends medially away from the lateral surface of the cutting head and mates with the anterior surface and the posterior surface, and in which the anterior surface and the posterior surface are both devoid of cutting teeth and define the alignment guide.
A surgical instrument assembly for use in the surgical preparation of an acetabulum of a patient prior to implantation of an prosthetic acetabular component, the surgical instrument assembly comprising:
a reciprocating surgical rasp having cutting head that comprises (i) a cutting surface having a plurality of cutting teeth arranged in a geometry that corresponds with the geometry of the acetabular component, and (ii) an alignment guide, and

an acetabular trial instrument having an alignment guide that mates with the alignment guide of the cutting head of the surgical rasp to align the cutting surface of the cutting head with the acetabular trial instrument.
The surgical instrument assembly of claim 6, in which the alignment guide of the surgical rasp comprises an elongated groove, and the alignment guide of the acetabular trial instrument comprises a tongue configured to be received into the groove of the surgical rasp.
The surgical instrument assembly of claim 7, in which the acetabular trial instrument comprises a planar anterior surface with the tongue extending therefrom, and the surgical rasp comprises a planar posterior surface with the groove being formed therein.
The surgical instrument assembly of claim 7, which includes a spacer block having (i) a groove defined in a posterior side thereof, the groove being configured to receive the tongue of the acetabular trial instrument therein, and (ii) a tongue defined in an anterior side thereof, the tongue being configured to be received into the groove of the surgical rasp.
The surgical instrument assembly of claim 6, which includes a spacer block having a first alignment guide that mates with the alignment guide of the acetabular trial instrument and a second alignment guide that mates with the alignment guide of the cutting head.

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